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APPROVED minutes from December 3, 2015 board meeting
Voted on and approved during February 4, 2016 board meeting
held at the Stiff Building, upper conference room
TO DO List:
Everyone attend January 7 board meeting
In attendance: David Fine, Carl Solvie, Bill Fogarty, Scott Hedglin, Kevin Cook, Susan
Fraser, Tracy Menuez
Call to Order – Scott called the meeting to order at 4:31pm.
Public Comment
none
Meeting Minutes
Kevin motioned acceptance of November 5 meeting minutes. Bill seconded. All in favor.
Phase II project update
Morrison-Maierle’s Kevin Jacobsen gave update. Lightpoles are up. Retrofitted Phase I
lights with LEDS and those are now operational. On December 7 the existing poles should
start to come down and new lightpoles hooked into power, all being done by Northwestern
Energy.
Due to timing project/sign at GVFC1 will be done in the Spring and that work will
required a change order.
Discussion.
TAG application for 612 W Beall
(See Attachment A) Brett Potter joined the table to present. Owner wants to replace
exterior stucco with brick. It is a tricky site so did this TAG for $5K so that structural
engineering can evaluate water on roof, guttering, troublesome drainage, etc.
Discussion. Brett reported they will put in an ADA lift, etc. Scott asked if owner might wait
a bit so new codes can come into being in March and Brett responded no as business is
scheduled to be moved into building this summer.
More discussion. Kevin motioned for approval of $5000 technical assistance grant; Bill
seconded. All in favor.
Broadband project
(See Attachment B) David presented. Discussion. Carl motioned for approval of
$553,651.04 for this summer’s construction of first phase; Kevin seconded. All in favor.
RFQ for 3-yr engineering/design consultant
Open and continued to January agenda as had to extend deadline.
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Proposed multi-modal improvements
(See Attachment C) GVLT’s Kelly Pohl and WTI’s Taylor Lonsdale joined the table to
present projects that might be interesting to the board. Multi-modal is good for
communities and there is data to back this declaration. Three suggested first and easiest
projects – complete bike path at 7th and Oak; intersection improvements with rapid-flash
beacons at Aspen, Villard and Lamme; and using 8th Avenue right-of-way as trail that in
future could easily be replaced with streetscape. Discussion.
Code Rewrite update
David thought storefront event was well done. Consultants are having economists look at
the code to make certain market factors are understood. Display of suggested codes are
now in lobby of the city hall for all to consider. Should be on March city commission
agenda.
Scott saw the consulting team as they were headed out of town and they told him they
were really impressed with the public’s turnout and participation. What they heard as the
#1 project in the eyes of the participants: having a festival street.
Revolving loan program
David gave update on entry-level discussions had with Prospera, City program and MCDC:
don’t do it, not worth the hassle as has lots of technical costs and small user numbers.
Discussion. David reported he is seeking out development incentives as possibilities.
Board can refer interested parties to the city’s loan fund. Discussion continued about
getting this mechanism into place.
Grant programs – raising limits
Need new language. David will bring ideas/recommendations to January meeting as an
action item.
Events in Midtown
Susan shared street decal pricing gathered from SCS Wraps at Four Corners. 5’x10’ decals
are $600/each and installation based on time at $75/hour. She reported SCS highly
suggests having a large decal painted on the street, something that will last a season, at a
cost of $9400.
Susan shared three event ideas, the main one being ‘Red, White and Pie’ (See Attachment
D). Discussion included Whitefish’s summer games, 3x3 bball tourney on Aspen street.
Bring in event planner and marketing person to execute. Have as January agenda action
item. Bill suggested hooking into an existing event, Cruisin’ on Main, and having just
motorcycles on Aspen street, expanding participants, etc.
Adjournment
Scott adjourned the meeting at 6:20pm.
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Attachment A (portions of grant application)
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Attachment B
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Attachment C
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Attachment D
FEBRUARY
Date: the 13th or closest Saturday to it
Time: noon-3:00pm
Event name: Chocolate Death March
Location: participating N. 7th businesses
Fee: $20/person – all proceeds to the American Diabetes Association
JUNE
Date: each Monday night of the month
Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Event name: Food Truck Roundup
Location: Universal Athletics parking lot – or Aspen Street
Fee: whatever food trucks charge at their truck
Ideally: have live acoustic music
SEPTEMBER
Date: Bobcats now have a Thursday night game as the season opener, so thinking doing this annually on the
next day, a Friday at the beginning of September
Location: Bozeman, up and down N. 7th Avenue
Time: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Event name: Red, White and Pie: the Burma Shave Cruise, Poker Run and Pie Contest
Register: only if you want to be considered for a show award or to participate in the poker run
Fee: $20.00 – all proceeds go to the annual Toy Run
Schedule: 11:00am – 7:00pm car show in the Universal Athletics parking lot
11:00am – 6:00pm registration/info tent in the Universal Athletics parking lot
11:00am – 7:00pm food and drink specials at businesses along N. 7th
2:00 – 6pm poker run
Noon-3:00pm box art – artists of power box skins stationed next to their art to chat with folks;
gathering artists’ signatures to win door prizes (collectable at registration tent/info tent, Universal’s
parking lot)
3:30pm-7:00pm Aspen Street opens up with food vendors, face painting, live music
3:30pm-5:30pm pies submitted at Aspen Street info tent (Rotary, Lions running the contest) for
judging in categories of Sweet, Savory, Free (gluten/lactose)
6:00pm-6:30pm pie judging done by local celebrities
7:05pm presentation of prize for winner poker hand
7:06pm presentation of prizes to best in show categories
7:10pm presentation of prizes to best in pie categories