02-05-19 Business Improvement District Minutes2017 — 2027 KALISPELL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting date: February 5, 2019
Location: 14 3rd St. E., Kalispell, MT.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Marshall Noice, Kisa Davison, Maggie Doherty, Karen Sanderson,
Curtis Bartel & Pam Carbonari (BID Exec. Director)
ABSENT: Christopher Petersen & Ryan Berweger
CITY ATTENDEES: None
PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE: Debbie Snyder
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER at 8:40 AM by Board member Kisa Davison, Marshall arrived at 9:00
and the meeting continued with him chairing the meeting.
MOTION: to approve the agenda dated February 5 and the minutes of January 2 by Karen
Sanderson with a second by Maggie Doherty— approved
HEARING OF THE PUBLIC: No public comments
BUSINESS
Mission, Vision and purpose discussion: Curtis Bartel offered comments with regards to his
personal life and how he came to his thoughts regarding the power of culture based on experience in
the Marines and life in general. He had been disengaged since leaving the military but now wants to
be involved and engaged in the downtown community. With Kalispell as the largest city we should
"think tank" for the Flathead Valley. He shared some readings from the book — Tribal leadership.
Maggie and Kisa agreed and said that the Core Values, culture in Kalispell is changing. Kisa thought
that this continued discussion would be a good work tool for a retreat. The board decided to set a
time for a retreat at our next meeting.
Facade Application: John Hinchey submitted a facade application for 136 Main Street. He applied
for new windows. A motion to approve a grant of $2,628.05 was received from Kisa Davison with a
second from Karen Sanderson. Motion passed with Curtis Bartel abstaining as his business has
quoted the windows for the project.
New Tree locations: 12 locations were chosen for planting new trees this spring. The BID will pay
for the new trees and the City of Kalispell will plant the trees. There is a cooperative agreement with
Kalispell Parks and Recreation that the BID Ambassador will borrow a City water truck to water the
new trees a minimum of once per week. The motion to approve the locations was made by Kisa
Davison with a second from Karen Sanderson. Motion passed unanimously
Walking Tour Books: Kisa Davison made a motion to move forward with the next printing of the
Walking Tour Books. A committee will work to redesign and update the book and look at additional
funding mechanisms including advertising which could be tied to the page in which a sponsoring
business is highlighted. The motion was seconded Karen Sanderson and approved unanimously.
Kisa would like to see further discussion and potentially develop an ap for mobile phone use with
sound. Marshall would like to have a conversation with Diane Medler with the KCVB regarding
sharing the cost and working together on the committee.
Meeting with Glacier Bank: Marshall Noice reported on a meeting that he, Karen Sanderson,
Maggie Doherty and Pam Carbonari had with Bob Nystuen, Pete Davis, Eric Hansen, Dave McNutt
and Pete Akey all from Glacier Bank. The meeting was held at the invitation of Glacier Bank and all
board members were invited to attend. Marshall presented to those in attendance a synopsis of the
BID Downtown survey that was just completed. The bank indicated that they would like to stay
informed on what is transpiring in the district and would look at any requests to work cooperatively
with the BID. Eric Hansen was interested in learning more about the Fagade Improvement Program.
NEW BUSINESS:
Marshall and the Board offered thanks to Debbie Snyder for her dedication and years on the BID
Board. Ryan Berweger will be completing the balance of her term which expires April 30, 2019.
Executive Director Report: Pam requested that the board determine who is responsible for the
Christmas decorations and lights downtown. In the past this has been a cooperative arrangement
with the KDA with the BID purchasing the lights and the KDA paying to put them up and take them
down. Being that the BID owns the lights it was suggested that the BID should pay for and coordinate
taking down and putting up the holiday lights. Karen Sanderson made a motion with a second from
Kisa Davison to approve the payment of $2000.00 to Serious JuJu for the work done this season. The
motion passed unanimously.
Pam let the BID Board know that Frank Garner has indicated that he will be working on a couple of
bills for help with liquor licensing and the availability of new licenses. Pam will continue to
communicate with Representative Garner and will notify the BID Board of drafts that come forward.
ADJOURN: Motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:35 AM by Karen Sanderson with a second from
Curtis Bartel. The motion passed unanimously.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Tuesday March 5, 2019 at 8:30 AM — Whipps Building, Second Floor
Conference Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam Carbonari