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Home My WebLink About08-21-13 Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Minutes / Downtown Business Improvement District Board Meeting Minutes August 21, 2013 The August meeting of the Downtown BID Board was cancelled due to a lack of a quorum. Chris sent the following reports to the board in lieu of meeting. Executive Director’s Report Business Improvement District Board August 2013 Steve Stinson Resignation I received Steve’s e-mail below a couple weeks ago. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for possible board members and I will reach out to them. I will be contacting Tod Petersen per Steve’s suggestion. Chris – as I am sure you could tell I was not at training today. I assume you may have heard that my wife and I are moving to South Carolina and as a result I will need to resign from the board. I have really enjoyed the experience and I want to share with you that I have been more impressed by you than any other Executive Director I have worked with over the years. I know it is not my job to find a replacement but I know that Tod Petersen the Business Banking Manager for Wells in Bozeman is very interested is serving. THANKS.Steve Stinson Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. President, Southern Montana District 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 final FY2013 year-to-date maintenance statistics as compared to the final FY2012 figures. As the numbers show we saw a significant decrease in the amount of trash collected and the same number of graffiti tags removed. FY2012 FY2013 Difference Trash Emptied 3249 2841 -408 Graffiti Removed 87 88 +1 Single Stream Recycling Update The City of Bozeman is converting to a single-stream recycling system. This is good news as it will allow us to purchase single-bin receptacles rather than the three-bin versions. The smaller single-bin receptacles will cost less and be much less obtrusive on the sidewalks. The TIF Board approved $10,000 to purchase 10 receptacles so that one can be placed per block face along the 5-block core of Main Street. I explained the BID’s earlier conversations about the color of the receptacles. The TIF expressed a preference that the receptacles be “recycling green” now that they will be 1/3 the size than previously anticipated. I am coordinating with the City Solid Waste Department to locate several downtown collection sites so that the BID maintenance staff can simply transfer bags to those sites. Revision of the ED Job Description The board needs to review and possibly revise the BID portion of my ED Job Description. I will place this discussion on the agenda for our next meeting and will send the necessary materials out in advance. Downtown Parking Update The trend of increased use in the garage continued in July. Entries were up 17% and revenue was up 3% over July 2012. Year to date both entries and revenue are up 14%. / Future of Downtown Parking Update The first meeting was held for the Future of Parking initiative was held August 6th. A good discussion was had and numerous good ideas were generated. Next steps include revisiting list, adding a brief explanation of each, and then presentation to the Parking Commission. Ideas Generated at Future of Parking August 6th Meeting Objective #1 Increase parking use and efficiency of existing parking inventory—on-street, public lots, private lots, and structured parking. Incentivize employee parking in appropriate/designated areas Reconfiguring public parking lots to code and maximize efficiency and use Improve public lots in terms of landscaping, lighting, aesthetic qualities Improve cleanliness of public lots Consider compact car rows in lots and garage Improve safety and cleanliness at/in Parking Garage One-way street conversion to two-way to encourage more on-street parking…more efficient vehicle circulation will make parking more efficient Add roof to top floor of garage for weather management…provide protection for cars and eliminate on-going snow removal expenses Diagonal parking on Main Street would add approximately 100-120 spaces Community education campaign about current parking assets Address public perceptions about parking downtown Reducing amount of driving…encourage transit, bike, walk How to maximize use of private parking space—shared parking, public/private partnerships, better signage, etc. Consider more 15 min/short term spaces for higher turnover…perhaps closest space at each intersection on each block face Covert public lots to longer term parking…option to park more than two hours Provide strategically located RV parking Regulate/provide strategically located food truck parking Objective #2 Expand overall inventory of on-street, lot and structured parking. Determine future need…how many parking space do/will we need Need more parking products/options for various customers…more time options for short, mid, long term parking. Add a level to garage…how many spaces gained at what cost? Build second garage Partner with private surface lots to build structures retaining private space while adding public spots…take advantage of grade to minimize square footage needed for ramps. Incentivize structured parking within new private development…no matter the number of space 3 or 100…incentives could be via reduced impact fees, property tax abatement, cash bounty. Sell public lot(s) and utilize sale proceeds to fund creation of better/more strategic parking inventory. Plan the geographic location of future parking expansions based on needs—present and future Keep existing parking assets…do not sell public lots No net loss concept…only net gains…only develop surface lots if parking inventory actually increases Diagonal parking on Main Street…would add 100-120 spaces Objective #3 Develop a more robust parking revenue system to finance parking capital projects in addition to on-going and future maintenance needs Strategically sell one or more surface lots with revenues committed to incentivize more structured parking that equates net gain in overall spaces Convert public lots to pay lots…are they cheap for all-day employee parking or are they more expensive (but reasonable) targeting shoppers/diners? Pilot smart parking meters…one in each block face…some will pay to park Seek annual revenue from COB general fund /