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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Aimee Kissel, Citizen Advisory Board Coordinator
Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk SUBJECT: Appointment to the Downtown Business Improvement District Board
(BID)
MEETING DATE: December 12, 2011 MEETING TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint one new member to the Downtown Business Improvement
District Board (BID).
BACKGROUND: The BID has one vacancy. Two applicants have applied. BID members
would recommend that the City Commission appoint Eric Sutherland. See attached letter.
Montana Code stipulates that BID Board members be owners of property within the
district. In the past, several applicants were appointed to the board as "property owner representatives" because their property title named a corporation as the owner rather than the
individual. For many years the City Commission has honored this precedent by appointing
property owner representatives to the BID Board.
The BID was originally created by Resolution No. 3361 and Ordinance No. 1517, per MCA 7-12-1121, in May of 2000. In June of 2010, the BID was extended/recreated by
Resolution No. 4263 for an additional ten years.
The board shall be comprised of not less than five, nor more than seven, owners of
property within the district. Members are appointed for staggered four-year terms.
The BID currently has two applicants and one vacancy.
Applicants seeking Appointment:
Dylan Clarkson Eric Sutherland
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachment: Board Applications and Board recommendation letter
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CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
APPLICATION FOR THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD (BID)
Date:__________________________
Name: __________________________________________________________________
Physical Address: _________________________________________________________
Mailing Address (if different): _______________________________________________
Email: __________________________________________________________________
Phone(s): _______________________________________________________________
Length of time in the Bozeman area: ______________________________________
Occupation: ______________________________________________________________
Employer: ___________________________________________________________
Have you ever served on a City or County board? ________________________________
(If so, where, what board, and how long?)
Please explain your relevant qualifications, interests, and experiences.
References (Individual or Organization) Name: Phone:
___________________________________________________ __________________
___________________________________________________ __________________
___________________________________________________ __________________
This application is considered public record. Application contact information may be displayed on the City of
Bozeman website.
PLEASE NOTE: Per Ordinance No. 1759, revising Chapter 2.01 of the Bozeman Municipal Code, all board
members are required to attend a yearly ethics workshop provided free of charge by the City as a condition of
service as a member of a board.
PLEASE NOTE: Upon appointment, because this board has decision-making authority over monetary expenditures
and / or contractual and regulatory matters, members of this board are required to file a financial disclosure form
with the City Clerk’s office that will become public record. For further information on this requirement please visit
http://www.bozeman.net/WebLink8/0/fol/40537/Row1.aspx or call 582-2320 with questions.
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28 November 2011
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Krauss and City Commissioners From: Chris Naumann, Executive Director Re: Downtown BID Board Appointment
Meeting Date: December 12, 2011
RECOMMENDATION: At the request of the BID Board, I would like to recommend
appointing Eric Sutherland to the open position on the Downtown BID Board with a term to expire in June of 2015. Mr. Sutherland is a partner in West Main Holdings LLC which owns
Gallatin Building at 122 West Main Street.
The Board chose to recommend Mr. Sutherland because of his position as an owner of real
property and his company’s significant investment in the Gallatin Building. The Board and I would like to acknowledge that Dylan Clarkson, Branch Manager at American Bank’s downtown
location, also applied. Mr. Clarkson is a strong downtown advocate and a worthy applicant.
BACKGROUND: As required by Montana Code, the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Board shall be comprised of not less than five, nor more than seven,
owners of property within the district.
EFFECTS: The appointment of Mr. Sutherland will fill the only vacant seat on
this seven person board.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the Mayor or City Commissioners
CONTACT: Chris Naumann
Downtown Bozeman Partnership 222 East Main Street #302 Bozeman MT 59715
406-586-4008 chris@downtownbozeman.org
SUPPORTED BY: Downtown BID Board