05-01-18 Business Improvement District Minutes2017 — 2027 KALISPELL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting date: May 1, 2018
Location: 14 3rd St. E., Kalispell, MT.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Acting Chair Debbie Snyder, Marshall Noice, Eric Robbins, Karen
Sanderson, Kisa Davison, Maggie Doherty, Pam Carbonari (BID Coordinator)
ABSENT: Chris Petersen &Jon Fetveit (past Chair)
CITY ATTENDEES: None
PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE: Kay Lynn — Local Artist
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER at 8:35 AM by Debbie Snyder, Acting Chair
MOTION: to approve the agenda dated May 1 and the minutes of April 3 by Eric Robbins with a
second by Karen Sanderson — approved
HEARING OF THE PUBLIC: Kay Lynn asked the board to consider funding art in the downtown
area. She requested that some funds be incorporated into our budget. Kay Lynn is the artist of the
Cowboy on Montana Modern Fine Art, the climber on RMO and the burglar and dog at Valley Bank.
She was encouraging art of all kinds.
BUSINESS
Nomination and Vote Bid Chair: Maggie made a motion to nominate Marshall Noice as BID Chair.
The motion was seconded by Karen Sanderson and nominations were closed. The motion passed
unanimously. Debbie Snyder turned the meeting over to Marshall as Chair.
Budget discussion and vote: The budget was presented to the board for discussion. The revenue
projected for the BID fiscal year 2018 — 2019 was reviewed and it was determined to leave the
formula for funding as the BID property owners approved through the renewal process. There has
only been one collection of assessments for the new BID with the second on May 31, 2018.
After discussion the board made a determination to change a few of the budget expense items as
follows. Line item 359 Website development was increased to $3000, Line item 337 Social media
and on- line marketing was increased to $4000, line item 354 Contract staff was increased to
$33,000, line item 228 Art was increased to $5000 and line item 510 Insurance was decreased to
$5000. Total budget expenses are proposed for $134,250. Motion to approve the proposed
amended budget was made by Eric with a second by Maggie. Budget passed unanimously. A
budget letter will be sent to the City of Kalispell together with the new budget for consideration by the
City Council. As part of the budget discussion Pam was asked to step out of the meeting for
discussion regarding the Contract amount for the Executive Director and the Downtown Ambassador.
Maggie Doherty made a motion to increase the Contract for the Executive Director to $33,000 and for
a $.50 per hour increase for the Downtown Ambassador. The motion was seconded by Kisa Davison
and the motion passed unanimously. New contracts will be presented to the board at the June
meeting for potential adoption and signing.
2018 — 2019 Downtown Project List: The following is a list of potential projects for the 2018 — 2019
budget year. This list is not complete and additional projects could come forward at other meetings.
• Bike racks
• Trees — replace & remove dead and/or dying trees with a solution for maintaining the trees and
watering of the trees. Will need to coordinate with the City of Kalispell Parks Department.
• SEO campaign
• On line ap to highlight businesses
• Digital marketing and website enhancements
• Fagade Improvements
• Art in downtown
Directors Report - We have fagade grants to review and the board set a special meeting for
Thursday, May 3, 2018. Flair Boutique is now located on Main Street and is called Flair Gifts and
Cards.
NEW BUSINESS: There is a desire to look at the potential for a different meeting time and possible
day. Pam will email the board to see if we can come up with a time that would work better for all
board members.
The board would like to invite the City Parks Director and Arborist to our next meeting. Pam will
contact the City to determine if it is possible for them to attend the June 5 meeting.
ADJOURN: Motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:10 AM by Karen Sanderson with a second from
Maggie Doherty. The motion passed unanimously.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 8:30 AM — Whipps Building, Second Floor small
Conference Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam Carbonari