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Downtown Business Improvement District
Board Meeting Minutes
May 18, 2022
Attending: Jolee Barry, Eric Bowman, Emily Cope, Terry Cunningham, Ileana Indreland, Erik Nelson, Susan Neubauer, Ellie Staley, Eric Sutherland
Absent: -
Minutes
ACTION: Erik Nelson moved to approve the April minutes as presented. Eric Sutherland seconded the motion.
All voted in favor.
Public Comment
None.
Discussion Items
FY23 Budget Emily presented the proposed budget for FY23 with a total assessment of $220,000 which would set the assessment rate to an estimated $0.025533 per taxable dollar value. The increased assessment amount covers increased staffing costs, flower program expenses, and
increased insurance costs for the maintenance vehicles. The draft budget allotted $20,000 for
Outreach Bozeman Program and new program funding. The board asked for further information from HRDC about Outreach Bozeman and the split costs between the partners. The total amount to be allocated to each item will be discussed at a future meeting.
ACTION: Ileana Indreland moved to approve the FY23 budget as presented. Erik Nelson seconded the motion. All voted in favor. Economic Development Director’s Report
Emily provided an update on the maintenance programs leading into the summer season. The
board discussed some topics around electric scooters. The board asked for staff to send out contact information for Bird scooters if there are any business or property owners who have scooters poorly parked by their business. Further information was also requested if the sidewalks downtown were able to be geofenced and if any research had been done on a bike
share.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 pm