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Minutes of Meeting June 24, 2014
Chamber of Commerce Building, Bozeman, Montana
Present: Daryl Schliem (Executive Director)
TBID
Board Members: Andrew Ash, Tim Kuhlman, Benno Garwood, Carl Solvie
Advisory Members: Melanie Stocks (MSU)
Public: Joe Josephson (Bozeman Ice Climbing), Conrad Anker (Bozeman Ice Climbing),
Katie Clark (Holiday Inn Express), Lisa Sebena (Lewis and Clark Motel)
At 12:04pm, the TBID Meeting was called to order
Introductions
Public Comment – There was none
Minutes from previous
meeting – Benno motioned to approve, second by Carl, motion carried unanimously.
Disclosures – There were none
Daryl noted that the TBID assessment will be increasing from $1 per occupied
room to $2 per occupied room effective July 1, 2014, so all hotels will need to start collecting on this beginning the night of July 1, 2014. There was discussion as to how contracts
executed prior to the increase should be handled. The end result was to see how it plays out – if there are a significant number of guests who have issue with the fact that the assessment
was $1 at the time of the booking, but $2 by the time they stayed, the board can discuss possible remedies.
Marketing Plan Update – there was none, as Flying Horse was not in attendance.
Daryl
gave a budget update. The CVB budget decreased by 8% in Q1 of 2014, due to a drop in Bozeman lodging revenue vs. 2013. This was attributable to a decrease in ADRs in Bozeman – there
was actually an increase in the number of rooms sold in Bozeman, but a decreased ADR led to an overall decline in revenue. This is likely due to an increase in supply, forcing hotels
to become more aggressive from a rate standpoint with more competition during the slow months.
The grant application for the 2014 World Cup was discussed. This will be an event that
could possibly be held in Bozeman the second week of December, coinciding with the Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival. They are asking for $30,000 in funding to make the
event happen. After much discussion, Benno motioned to approve $20,000 for the 2014 World Cup. Seconded by Carl, motion carried unanimously.
Melanie Stocks gave a Tournament Committee
update. The All Class Football was discussed among the high schools recently. There does seem to be some support among the schools to make this happen – but the MHSA determined there
was not enough support at this point for the board to take any action.
Daryl gave the Financial Report. Andrew motioned to approve, seconded by Benno. Motion carried unanimously.
Daryl
gave an update on the Visitor Information Center at the Airport. There have been some minor issues, but those seem to have been worked out – they are seeing about 500 people per day,
and are going through about 280 Relocation Guides per week there.
Daryl gave an update on the Website RFP. He expects 4 companies to bid on the rebuild of the website, and those bids
should be in soon. The timeline is fairly fluid, but they are targeting a Dec. 15, 2014 date for the new website to go live.
Other business – Lisa from the Lewis and Clark mentioned
that the Main Street Construction is having a negative impact on her hotel. Access is difficult, and the crews have been working late into the night, and even throughout the night on
some occasions – in addition to the access issues, this has generated several noise complaints, as the overnight guests are disturbed by the construction noise in the middle of the night.
It was suggested she call Knife River to determine if there were any alternatives.
Motion to adjourn by Andrew, second by Benno. Motion approved unanimously. Meeting adjourned at
1:29 pm