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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-19-13 Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Minutes/ Downtown Business Improvement District Board Meeting Minutes June 19, 2013 Attending: Mike Basile Eric Bowman, Ileana Indreland, Sean Becker, Chris Naumann Absent: Dan Himsworth, Steve Stinson, Eric Sutherland, Buck Taylor **NO QUORUM** Public Comments None Disclosures None Minutes May minutes not approved due to no quorum Finance Report Chris presented the Finance report reviewing the revenues and expenditures to date. He noted that all of the expenses were as anticipated and budgeted. Chris mentioned that he was expecting another $1050 in flower sponsorships which would bring the total to $6750. The board had no questions regarding the finance report. Executive Director’s Report Maintenance Program Update The summer maintenance program is fully implemented. We have one employee watering flower Monday through Friday. Another employee waters flowers Saturday and Sunday. The third employee does garbage, graffiti and general maintenance Wednesday through Sunday. Below are the FY2013 year-to-date maintenance statistics with the comparable time period from FY2012. As the numbers show we are seeing a decrease in the amount of trash collected and a slight decline in the number of graffiti tags removed. FY2012 to date FY2013 to date Difference       Trash Emptied 2947 2423 -524       Graffiti Removed 81 79 -2   Flower Basket Program Update As planned, we have 230 baskets (162x18” and 68x14”) installed. We secured 20 sponsorships netting $6750 in revenue. We implemented a new watering system involving two wands so the both baskets on each streetlamp can be watered at the same time. Downtown Construction Updates The City of Bozeman has hired a public relations firm to develop a web and social media based information system to keep residents better informed about street construction projects. They will be launching the URL www.BozemanStreetReport.com in the week as well as a Twitter feed and Facebook page as BZNStreetReport. These information sources will include street closures for private projects as well such as those by Northwestern Energy and property owners. The Mendenhall Underground Utility project started Saturday June15th and will last 90 days or less. They currently have closed both traffic lanes of Mendenhall between Grand and 5th and will work east on two blocks at a time. Once they complete the work down to Broadway, they will begin again back at 5th and continue west. The contract stipulates that Mendenhall must be open to through traffic during all downtown events during the period of construction. Previous notes: Northwestern Energy is still working along West Babcock between Grand and Willson to install a new gas shut-off valve and replace the service lines running north and south. This block of Babcock will be restricted to one lane or closed until June 26th. Gallatin Lodge is nearly complete with their foundation work along North Bozeman. They will be replacing the sidewalk following the foundation work. The parking lanes have been eliminated along North Bozeman between Main and Mendenhall. Two-way traffic will be maintained except for a few short periods. The project is scheduled to be completed in late June. Downtown Parking Updates / Future of Downtown Parking I would like to have a member from the BID Board participate in this strategic parking process. Other invitees may include but will not be limited to: Myself Downtown Partnership Member BID Board Member TIF Board Ben Bennett or Ryan Olson Parking Commission Paul Bertelli JLF Architects Brian Caldwell or Erik Nelson ThinkTank Ralph Johnson MSU Scott Lee City of Bozeman Rob Pertzborn Intrinsik Chris Pope Property Owner/former Parking Commissioner Wendy Thomas City of Bozeman Others??? Discussion and Decision Items Future of Parking Discussion Ileana said she would be willing to represent the BID in the Future of Parking meetings. She also requested that Chris send the overview to the entire board and solicit other interested members since so many are not present. Chris said he would do so. Mike Basile asked for an update on the Eagles parking lot project. Chris said that a couple of reasons has caused that project to be temporarily shelved: the implementation cost would be $350-$500k; and the development proposals/potential along the Mendenhall corridor will necessitate using what funding does exist to be committed to those public lots. Mike also added that those same development potentials necessitate keeping the Carnegie lot as a public asset. Annual ED Review Update Chris informed the board that the Partnership Management Committee had completed his annual employee review. He said one of his assigned goals for FY2014 is to “facilitate a review of the executive director job description.” He explained that the existing description is from 2007 when the Partnership was hiring for the position and obviously the organization has evolved considerably in the last 6 years. He presented a document that outlines the review process moving forward. Ileana and Eric represent the BID and will participate in the Partnership review. New Business/FYI Sean Becker brought up the subject of the pool at Bogert Park and asked if the board had any thoughts as to the options: keep repairing the outdated existing pool; install a new pool facility at the site which would dramatically change the character of the park; or replace the pool with a splash park. The board members indicated they had not given it much thought as it relates to downtown. Chris said he needs to get up to speed on the issue and therefore would sit down with Mitch Overton to get caught up. With no further new or old business, the meeting was adjourned.