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Minutes of Meeting July 5, 2011
Chamber of Commerce, Bozeman Montana
Present: Daryl Schliem (Executive Director) Jim Robbins (Sales Development)
Board Members: Andrew Ash (vice chair), Lynn Bendz (sec), Tim Kuhlman (president),
Tom Stenzel(treas), Carl Solvie
Advisory Board Members: Larry Lambert, Chris Mehl, Dan Rust
Public: Jeremy Fatouros (C'Mon Inn), Sandra Hodge (Homewood), Matt Sease (Bozeman Super 8)
Petra Gunter(BW Grantree)
• Tim Kuhlman opened the meeting at 12:00pm, asking for any disclosures. Tim K. said that he, Chris
Mehl and Larry Lambert had a meeting about streamlining the TBID board meeting. There were no other
disclosures.
• Tim K. asked for any public comment and there was none.
• Approval of the last TBID meeting minutes were all voice approved.
• Daryl Schliem presented a P & Land Balance Sheet for the last year. July 2010 thru June 2011 we had
income of$189,694.50 and expenses of$176,158.29.
• Daryl Schliem and Jim Robbins presented the proposed budget and marketing plan for fiscal year
2011/2012. Anticipated income of$405, 000.00, administrative expenses of$99,750.00 and marketing/
advertsing of$305,250.00. There was a $6000.00 item for movie and advertising film production, but
Chris Mehl suggested that we leave that to other groups, and we focus more on the other markets. That
was approved and the money was moved to the Joint Ventures column. Motion to approve budget by
Tom Stenzel, seconded by Andrew Ash, all voice approved.
• Flying Horse had a billboard design for west of Butte and north of Billings that was discussed.
Suggestions for changes were to lighten the color around some words, and show how many minutes or
miles the sign is from Bozeman. Then everyone agreed to proceed with the placement, and Jim will give
the go ahead to the sign company tomorrow.
• Jim briefly discussed a winter advertising campaign with the state.
• Two open board seats are available after today. Chris Mehl stated that we must have a nominating
committee to forward recommended names to the city commission for approval. He suggested and it was
decided that the committee would be composed of all the Bozeman voting TBID board members. Jim
Robbins will send an application to any interested person.
• The tiered assessment discussion and the convention feasibility study were postponed to a later time.
• Meeting to adjourn made by Andrew Ash, 2nd by Tom Stenzel, all approved at 1:30pm.
• Next meeting August 2.