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Home My WebLink About02-18-26 - Downtown Business Improvement District - Agendas & Packet MaterialsA. Call meeting to order - 12:00 p.m. B. Disclosures C. Changes to the Agenda D. Public Service Announcements E. Approval of Minutes F. Consent G. Public Comments on Non-agenda Items Falling within the Purview and Jurisdiction of the Board THE BOZEMAN DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA BID AGENDA Wednesday, February 18, 2026 General information about the Downtown Business Improvement District Board is available in our Laserfiche repository. If you are interested in commenting in writing on items on the agenda please send an email to comments@bozeman.net or visit the Public Comment Page prior to 12:00pm on the day of the meeting. At the direction of the City Commission, anonymous public comments are not distributed to the Board or staff. Public comments will also be accepted in-person and through Video Conference during the appropriate agenda items. As always, the meeting will be streamed through the Commission's video page and available in the City on cable channel 190. For more information please contact Emily Cope, emily@downtownbozeman.org This meeting will be held both in-person and also using an online video conferencing system. You can join this meeting: Via Video Conference: Click the Register link, enter the required information, and click submit. Click Join Now to enter the meeting. Via Phone: This is for listening only if you cannot watch the stream, channel 190, or attend in- person United States Toll +1 253 205 0468 Access code: 955 3864 1712 This is the time to comment on any non-agenda matter falling within the scope of the Business Improvement District Board. There will also be time in conjunction with each agenda item for public comment relating to that item but you may only speak once per topic. 1 H. Special Presentation I. Action Items J. FYI/Discussion J.1 Fiscal Year 2027 Draft Budget Discussion (Cope) J.2 Economic Development Director's Report(Cope) K. Adjournment Please note, the Board cannot take action on any item which does not appear on the agenda. All persons addressing the Board shall speak in a civil and courteous manner and members of the audience shall be respectful of others. Please state your name, and state whether you are a resident of the city or a property owner within the city in an audible tone of voice for the record and limit your comments to three minutes. For more information please contact Emily Cope, Bozeman Downtown Partnership, emily@downtownbozeman.org This board generally meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 12:00 to 1:30 City Board meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability that requires assistance, please contact our ADA Coordinator, David Arnado, at 406.582.3232. 2 Memorandum REPORT TO:Bozeman Downtown Business Improvement District Board FROM:Emily Cope, Downtown Bozeman Partnership SUBJECT:Fiscal Year 2027 Draft Budget Discussion MEETING DATE:February 18, 2026 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Finance RECOMMENDATION:Discuss. STRATEGIC PLAN:4.4 Vibrant Downtown, Districts & Centers: Promote a healthy, vibrant Downtown, Midtown, and other commercial districts and neighborhood centers â€“ including higher densities and intensification of use in these key areas. BACKGROUND:The Board will provide guidance and feedback at this meeting and vote on a final budget at a future board meeting. As outlined in the 2020 renewal of the BID, the assessment rate will not exceed $0.03 per taxable dollar value. UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None. ALTERNATIVES:None. FISCAL EFFECTS:Once board approves final budget at a future meeting, the annual assessment rate for FY27 will be set for the district. Attachments: BID Assessment Budget and Assessment Rates FY2027 DRAFT v1.pdf Report compiled on: February 10, 2026 3 FY2026 Budget % change vs FY25 FY2026 Year End Projections FY2027 Draft Budget % change vs FY26 Income BID Assessment 280,000$ 8%$280,000 295,000$ 5% BID Assessment--residual Contract Income 26,000$ 4%$26,000 26,000$ 0% Interest Income 100$ 0%$750 100$ 0% Mobile Vending Fees 1,500$ 0%$2,750 1,500$ 0% Flower Sponsorships 9,500$ 0%$10,000 10,000$ 5% Christmas Light Sponsorships 3,000$ -14%$2,700 3,000$ 0% Streetlamp Banners 14,000$ 12%$15,000 15,000$ 7% Total Income 334,100$ 7%$337,200 350,600$ 5% Expenses Management Fee 82,500$ 10%$82,500 89,000$ 8% Total Expenses 82,500$ 10%$82,500 89,000$ 8% Payroll Expenses Maintenance Staff 80,000$ 7%$65,000 85,000$ 6% Taxes 5,500$ 0%$5,300 5,500$ 0% Work Comp 3,500$ 0%$1,800 3,500$ 0% Maintenance Staff--Garage 25,000$ 4%$25,000 25,000$ 0% Taxes 950$ 0%$950 950$ 0% Work Comp 950$ 0%$950 950$ 0% Total Payroll Expenses 115,900$ 5%$99,000 120,900$ 4% Programs Downtown Safety Program 15,000$ 200%$0 15,000$ 0% Downtown Bozeman Association (DBA) Support 28,000$ 2%$28,000 28,000$ 0% Holiday Lights - Reserve Fund 15,000$ 0%$15,000 15,000$ 0% Holiday Lights 2,500$ 0%$2,100 2,500$ 0% Holiday Light Spider Repair 2,000$ 0%$1,340 2,500$ 25%Hoiday Decor Storage 1,675$ 6%$1,479 1,675$ 0% New Banners 3,000$ -25%$686 5,000$ 67% Flower Expenses 34,500$ 8%$33,724 36,000$ 4% Flower Water 400$ 0%$350 400$ 0% Marketing 3,000$ 20%$3,000 3,500$ 17%` Maintenance Supplies 4,750$ 6%$4,250 5,000$ 5% Garbage Bags 3,250$ 8%$3,000 3,250$ 0% Graffiti Supplies 900$ -10%$500 750$ -17% Graffiti Contracted Removal 7,000$ 8%$3,000 5,000$ -29% Mule Service & Fuel 1,950$ 5%$1,900 2,100$ 8% Truck Service & Fuel 2,700$ 4%$1,750 2,700$ 0% Vehicle Insurance 7,500$ 25%$16,782 7,650$ 2% Hazmat Clean Up -$ $0 2,000$ Program Contingency 2,000$ -67%$1,000 2,000$ 0% Total Program Expenses 135,125$ 9%$117,861 140,025$ 4% Total BID Expenses 333,525$ 8%299,361$ 349,925$ 5% NET ASSESSMENT INCOME 575$ $37,839 675$ 4 ACTUAL SCENARIO 1 SCENARIO 2 SCENARIO 3 SCENARIO 4 FY2026 FY2027 FY2027 FY2027 FY2027 Assessmen 280,000.00$ 290,000.00$ 295,000.00$ 300,000.00$ 315,000.00$ Assessmen 0.021506154 0.022274$ 0.022658$ 0.023042$ 0.024194$ Total Taxable Value of BID District Taxable Value % increase YOY Assessment Rate FY26 $ 13,019,529.00 0%$0.0215060 FY25 $ 13,019,529.00 -6%$0.0199700 FY24 $ 13,877,157.00 67%$0.016574 FY23 $ 8,284,875.00 0%$0.026554 FY22 $ 8,284,875.00 22%$0.022330 FY21 6,776,948.00$ 7%$0.025823 FY20 6,317,056.00$ 38%$0.019946 FY19 4,567,534.00$ 9%$0.027586 FY18 4,204,204.00$ $0.029970 Notes: Resolution 5140- The annual assessment rate shall not exceed $0.03 per dollar of taxable value for the du BID FY2027 ASSESSMENT RATE 5 Memorandum REPORT TO:Bozeman Downtown Business Improvement District Board FROM:Emily Cope, Downtown Bozeman Partnership SUBJECT:Economic Development Director's Report MEETING DATE:February 18, 2026 AGENDA ITEM TYPE:Plan/Report/Study RECOMMENDATION:Discuss. STRATEGIC PLAN:4.4 Vibrant Downtown, Districts & Centers: Promote a healthy, vibrant Downtown, Midtown, and other commercial districts and neighborhood centers â€“ including higher densities and intensification of use in these key areas. BACKGROUND:Emily will provide an update on downtown projects and maintenance programs. UNRESOLVED ISSUES:None. ALTERNATIVES:None. FISCAL EFFECTS:None. Attachments: BID EDD Report 2-26.pdf Report compiled on: February 9, 2026 6 Economic Development Director’s Report Business Improvement District Board February 2026 Downtown Updates • Chris McGoffin has been hired as a part-time maintenance employee. Welcome, Chris! • Fiscal Year 2027 work plan and budget presentation for BID and URD to the City Commission on May 12th • March board meeting- quorum? Below are the maintenance statistics comparing the year-to-date figures from this year (FY26) to the corresponding stats from last year (FY25). FY2025 Y-T-D FY2026 Y-T-D Total Avg/mnth Total Avg/mnth Difference Trash Emptied 2497 357 3004 429 +507 Recycling Emptied 498 71 707 101 +209 weGraffiti Removed 135 19 69 10 -66 DBP/DURD Project Updates: • I-Ho Peace Park is under contract and work began on Nov. 6 with initial demolition of the area supporting the park. We have made an official winter stop while the parking spaces are reopened but the park area fencing will remain. • We have begun the process of renewing a downtown SILD (Special Improvement Lighting District). This is long overdue and has become very costly and unmanageable. TD&H is helping draft the district and scope of work for adoption as we have recently learned it may be possible to renew an existing SILD formed in downtown in the 1940’s, which would make the process easier. • Downtown Parking Update: o A Parking Vision document with focus on short- and long-term solutions is currently moving forward. Next steps include “Audience Insights” which will include 3rd party surveys, one-on-one interviews with a confirmed group of 14 individuals that represent Downtown boards, property owners, stakeholders, neighbors and additional “users”. More to come. o An RFP for a PPP for Downtown Parking Infrastructure is in progress utilizing the Five Million in DURD funding for parking infrastructure has been approved for FY26. Although there has been some interest in delaying the RFP due to the Federal Building site reemerging, the DURD board has decided to move forward with the city legal department reviewing the RFP and pursuing a blight study in the federal building at the same time so that if the opportunity arises, we are ready on both ends. Notable City of Bozeman Project Updates • Bozeman Creek Vision Plan: The City Commission approved a Professional Services Agreement with PORT Architecture and Urbanism, LLC on January 27th, 2026 to provide consultant services 7 to assist in the development of the Bozeman Creek Vision Plan. PORT(External link) (and their water resource science and engineering partner Rio ASE(External link)) bring a tremendous amount of experience in waterway, public realm, and ecological planning to this project, to complement the City’s partnership with SeeBozemanCreek(External link) in helping move this important work forward. The City Commission also provided direction on modest revisions to the project goals, in an effort to incorporate public comments resulting in more clearly worded goals that reflect shared values. To that effect, “Ecological Health” was added to honor the original intent of the Commission’s priority interest in the overall health of the creek (while recognizing this effort will not result in a holistic study of the entire watershed), as well as revising “Economic Development” to “Economic Vitality” to better reflect the spirit of highlighting the benefits that come with celebrating the creek through an urbanized area. Thus, the goals moving forward are as follows: • Enhance flood mitigation efforts • Improve water quality & ecological health • Increase access and connectivity to parks and trails • Support economic vitality opportunities • Strengthen community connection to a vital resource Stay tuned for opportunities to share your values, aspirations, and lived experiences that will help shape an overarching vision statement rooted in what the community wants for Bozeman Creek (and what Bozeman Creek wants from us). A series of public meetings will be scheduled in the coming weeks, with our first event taking place during the week March 30th to build awareness. In the meantime, the City of Bozeman and SeeBozemanCreek will be convening with a number of constituents to begin building the relationships needed to bring a wide variety of interests together as a foundation of success. Upcoming City of Bozeman Public Meetings Calendar: https://www.bozeman.net/departments/city- commission/advisory-boards/calendar Upcoming Events: • Winter Crazy Days – February 20-22 • Walk the Block Mondays – Every Monday, meet at the Baxter at 1pm. Join us for this great way to get to know your neighbors! • DBA Events Calendar 8