HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing for Downtown Bozeman Improvement District Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Chris Naumann
Executive Director, Downtown Business Improvement District
SUBJECT: Downtown BID FY2010 Work Plan and Budget
MEETING DATE: July 27, 2009
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: ACTION
RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission approves the Downtown BID FY2010 Work
Plan and Budget.
BACKGROUND: As required by Montana Code, the BID prepares an annual work plan and
budget for the projects and programs of the business improvement district that must be the
subject of a public hearing held by the City Commission. The Downtown BID FY2010 Work
Plan and Budget have been reviewed and approved by the BID Board.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The proposed assessment to the private property owners within the
Downtown Business Improvement District for FY2010 is $114,000.00. This is the same total
that was approved to be assessed in FY2009. Therefore, this year’s work plan and budget does
not call for an increase to the assessment. There is no direct fiscal effect to the City of Bozeman
by approving the work plan and budget.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments: Downtown BID FY2010 Work Plan
Downtown BID FY2010 Budget
Report compiled on: July 22, 2009
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Downtown Business Improvement District
FY2010 BID Work Plan
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 Business Improvement District. The BID assessment for FY2010 is
proposed at $114,000.00 which represents no increase from the FY2009 assessment.
Downtown Bozeman Partnership—The BID is a member of the Downtown Bozeman
Partnership. The BID contributes to the administration of the Downtown Partnership
office and Visitor’s Center located at 224 East Main Street.
Summer Flowers
The BID purchases, installs and
maintains (which includes watering 7
days a week) 150 hanging baskets of
Super-Petunias. These flower baskets
are hung throughout downtown from
June through September on the historic
lamp posts. The BID purchased a truck
and watering system to independently
water and maintain the flower baskets.
Holiday Lighting
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 Soroptimist Park; 3) garland
wreaths at the Rouse, Church,
Wallace, and Grand intersections;
and 4) the infamous holiday “spider”
decoration above the downtown
intersections.
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Maintenance Program
In the past the BID has employed a
part-time maintenance person. This
year the BID hired a full-time
maintenance employee in addition to
a part-time maintenance employee
for the summer months. Primary
tasks performed by the BID
maintenance staff includes garbage
collection, flower watering, tree
watering, Soroptomist Park upkeep,
managing light pole banners,
maintenance of pedestrian benches,
graffiti removal, and snow removal.
Graffiti Removal Program
The BID’s comprehensive graffiti
removal project is entering its third
year of operation. This program has
removed 615 graffiti tags in the past
18 months. The BID maintenance
staff removes tags from public
property and works with property
owners to clean private buildings of
graffiti. 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 Improvement Plan
The BID is an active partner in the
formulation of the Downtown
Improvement Plan. The BID will be
integral to the adoption and
implementation of the Plan. The BID
has committed $10,000 to the
implementation of a high-priority
project identified by the Plan. The
City of Bozeman matched these BID
funds with money from the
Development Impact Fund.
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Downtown Business Improvement District FY2010 Budget
Approved Proposed
2009 Budget 2010 Budget
Income
BID Assessment 114,000$ 114,000$
Interest Income 1,500$ 750$
Flower Sponsorshihps 7,500$ 5,000$
Christmas Light Sponsorships 3,500$ 2,000$
Total Income 126,500$ 121,750$
Expenses
Management Fee 61,500$ 63,500$
Total Expenses 61,500$ 63,500$
Payroll Expenses
Maintenance Staff 21,000$ 21,800$
Taxes -$ 1,670$
Work Comp -$ 2,900$
Total Payroll Expenses 21,000$ 26,370$
Programs
Christmas Lights 2,000$ 1,500$
Christmas Light Spider Repair 1,000$ 3,000$
New Banners 3,000$ 2,000$
Flowers 13,250$ 14,500$
Flower Watering Contract 15,000$ -$
Marketing 2,500$ 2,500$
Maintenance Supplies 1,000$ 1,000$
Maintenance Garbage Bags 2,000$ 1,500$
Maintenance Graffiti Supplies 1,000$ 750$
Maintenance Mule (service/fuel)1,000$ 1,000$
Maintenance Truck (service/fuel)0 1,500$
Maintenance Truck Insurance 0 875$
Total Program Expenses 41,750$ 30,125$
Total BID Expenses 124,250$ 119,995$
Net Income 2,250$ 1,755$
FY2010 Budget approved by the BID Board on May 20, 2009
BID Assessment Budget 2010 (2).xls 7/23/200969