HomeMy WebLinkAboutFY27 - Urban Renewal Action Plan - Downtown BID
Downtown Business Improvement District
FY2027 FY2028 BID Work Plan and Budget
BID Mission Statement
The BID is an organization of downtown property owners who through thoughtful, pro-active
collaboration and partnership with local government, business owners, residents and citizens strive to
create a shared vision and voice for the community of downtown Bozeman. The BID will commit
resources, identify, plan and act on short-term and long-term initiatives otherwise unavailable to
individual owners. The BID has a goal of ensuring the long-term preservation and vitality of the city’s
underlying economic, cultural, social and environmental assets and the BID will work together to keep
our downtown a safe, beautiful and vibrant place.
BID Assessment Programs
The following programs are funded by the special assessments collected from property owners within
the Downtown Business Improvement District. The BID assessment for FY2027 will be $295,000. The
BID will also receive approximately $55,000 in additional revenue from sponsorships and maintenance
contracts.
Downtown Bozeman Partnership ($89,000)
The BID is a member of the Downtown Bozeman Partnership. The BID contributes to the
administration of the Downtown Partnership office located at 222 East Main Street.
Downtown Bozeman Association ($28,500)
The BID contributes to the DBA to support its events, staff and marketing efforts to promote
downtown. The DBA hosts events downtown that include Art Walks, Music on Main, Crazy Days,
Cruisin’ on Main Car Show, Cat Walk, Christmas Stroll, Restaurant Week and more.
Summer Flowers ($36,400)
A total of 318 Earth Planter baskets will be hung downtown.
The Earth Planter baskets provide improved plant growth by
regulating water delivery based on soil conditions while
reducing labor costs, fuel and water usage. The baskets only
need to be watered two to three times per week rather than
seven days a week. These flower baskets are hung
throughout downtown from June through September. This
amount covers the planting cost and water cost.
Holiday Lighting ($21,800)
The BID installs the following holiday lighting downtown: 1) lighted
garland on each historic lamp post along Main Street; 2) lights on the
large conifer trees in Soroptomist Park; 3) garland wreaths at the
Rouse, Church, Wallace, and Grand intersections; and 4) the infamous
holiday “spider” decorations above four downtown intersections. The
green decoration was replaced in 2022, the red in 2023, gold in 2024
and white in 2025. New lighted garland and bows has been ordered to
replace the dated garland.
Maintenance Program ($120,900)
The BID hires maintenance employees for winter and summer
seasons. Primary tasks performed by the BID maintenance staff
includes garbage collection, flower watering, tree watering,
downtown parks upkeep, installation of the streetlamp
banners, maintenance of pedestrian benches, graffiti removal,
and garage cleaning. The BID maintenance staff removed over
4,100 bags of garbage and recycling during the past year from
over 100 receptacles.
Downtown Safety Program ($15,000)
There is an opportunity to partner with the Downtown URD and the Art & Safety Grant to
provide funding for safety improvements in the downtown area including flood/security lights.
The board would like to begin planning alongside the Bozeman Police Department for a
dedicated downtown resource officer as the needs of the downtown community shift. This will
take several years to establish and would eventually be a split salary funding by downtown and
BPD. We would like to leave money allocated in the budget for this initiative. The board has also
discussed using these funds to procure AEDs for the downtown area.
Graffiti Removal Program ($5,750)
The BID offers a comprehensive graffiti removal
program. Since 2009, this program has removed
over 4,000 graffiti tags. The BID maintenance staff
removes tags from public property and works with
property owners to clean private buildings of
graffiti. The BID partners with Clean Slate Group to
remove tags that they are unable to remove. The
BID will continue to actively remove new tags as quickly as possible considering immediate
removal has proven to be the most effective deterrent.
Downtown Banners ($5,000)
The BID purchases, installs and maintains the DTNBZN light pole
banners. Seasonally the BID installs banners for HRDC, MSU,
Bozeman Farmers Market, Bridger Bowl, Family Promise, Sweet
Pea, SLAM, BridgerCare, Greater Yellowstone Coalition and
more.
Downtown Marketing ($3,500)
The BID contributes to the general marketing of downtown Bozeman. These funds are made
available to the Downtown Partnership which places advertisements in ten to twelve local,
regional and state-wide publications.
Vehicle Maintenance ($12,450)
The BID owns and maintains a maintenance truck and two mules/ATVs. This expense covers fuel,
insurance, repairs and tires as needed.
Maintenance Supplies ($8,250)
The BID purchases a wide variety of maintenance supplies for various programs, including trash
bags.
Hazmat Clean Up ($2,000)
The BID will work with a licensed company for hazmat or biohazard clean ups as needed.
FY2027
Budget
FY2028
Budget
Income
BID Assessment 295,000$ 310,000$
BID Assessment--residual
Contract Income 26,000$ 27,000$
Interest Income 100$ 100$
Mobile Vending Fees 1,500$ 1,500$
Flower Sponsorships 10,000$ 10,000$
Christmas Light Sponsorships 3,000$ 3,000$
Streetlamp Banners 15,000$ 15,000$
Total Income 350,600$ 366,600$
Expenses
Management Fee 89,000$ 95,000$
Total Expenses 89,000$ 95,000$
Payroll Expenses
Maintenance Staff 85,000$ 87,500$
Taxes 5,500$ 5,750$
Work Comp 3,500$ 4,000$
Maintenance Staff--Garage 25,000$ 26,000$
Taxes 950$ 950$
Work Comp 950$ 950$
Total Payroll Expenses 120,900$ 125,150$
Programs
Downtown Safety Program 15,000$ 15,000$
Downtown Bozeman Association (DBA) Support 28,500$ 29,500$
Holiday Lights - Reserve Fund 15,000$ 15,000$
Holiday Lights 2,500$ 2,500$
Holiday Light Spider Repair 2,500$ 2,500$
Hoiday Decor Storage 1,675$ 1,800$
New Banners 5,000$ 5,000$
Flower Expenses 36,000$ 37,500$
Flower Water 400$ 500$
Marketing 3,500$ 4,000$
Maintenance Supplies 5,000$ 5,500$
Garbage Bags 3,250$ 3,250$
Graffiti Supplies 750$ 750$
Graffiti Contracted Removal 5,000$ 4,000$
Mule Service & Fuel 2,100$ 2,100$
Truck Service & Fuel 2,700$ 2,700$
Vehicle Insurance 7,650$ 8,000$
Hazmat Clean Up 2,000$ 2,000$
Program Contingency 2,000$ 2,000$
Total Program Expenses 140,525$ 143,600$
Total BID Expenses 350,425$ 363,750$
NET ASSESSMENT INCOME 175$ 2,850$