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10-01-19 Business Improvement District Minutes 2017 – 2027 KALISPELL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES Meeting date: October 1, 2019 Location: 14 3rd St. E., Kalispell, MT. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Marshall Noice, Curtis Bartel, Ryan Berweger, Christopher Petersen, Maggie Doherty & Pam Carbonari (BID Exec. Director) ABSENT: Karen Sanderson & Kisa Davison CITY ATTENDEES: Katharine King & Jarrod Nygren PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE: No one MEETING CALLED TO ORDER at 8:35 AM by Chairman Marshall Noice MOTION: to approve the agenda dated October 1 and the minutes of September 3 by Christopher Petersen with a second by Ryan Berweger – approved unanimously HEARING OF THE PUBLIC: Katharine King with the City of Kalispell Community Development Department informed the board that the30 day public comment period on the Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the Core Trail project should happen in the month of November. The EA is required for the inclusion of two additional potential street connectors. After the 30 day public comment period the EA will be forwarded to the Urban Renewal Agency and then on to the City Council. Ownership of the CHS Country Store will transfer to the new owners, Bridgewater Development approximately December 1. The last CHS train has already happened and Northwest Drywall will follow soon. The BNSF right of way is tentatively scheduled to transfer 12/21/19 but the EA will need to be completed before the rail can be taken out. Hopefully the trail will be constructed in the fall of 2020. BUSINESS Discussion regarding parking downtown – Jarrod Nygren with the City of Kalispell shared a copy of all the City owned /managed parking lots. Jarrod proposed that the KBID was the spot to begin discussion regarding the potential of a parking garage and how that could be accomplished. A public/private partnership is considered the reasonable option. One location that has been discussed for a number of years is the Valley Bank and Glacier Bank lots. Jarrod informed the BID that parking spots in a garage vary in cost from $20,000 to $40,000 per spot. The city would consider donating a city owned parking lot for exchange of replacement parking spaces within a new garage. The City Urban Renewal Agency is discussing policies for the city owned lots and what would be required for a partnership with a developer. The goal would be to have no surface parking lots in particular on Main Street. Maggie reminded everyone that parking was the number one concern of property owners based on last year’s survey. The board also discussed the fact that there will be heightened demand for parking with the completion of the new CORE trail in 2020. It was agreed that the KBID would be the ideal group to approach Glacier Bank and also Valley Bank regarding a parking garage partnership. Marshall agreed to start with a discussion at Glacier Bank with Bob Nystuen, President of Glacier Bank and then a follow-up with Valley Bank, Mark Hensley. Depending on the outcome of the initial meetings a follow up meeting would be held to show them the financial numbers wit Jarrod and Katharine in attendance. The board would also like to have a discussion or perhaps an additional survey on parking at the November social. The transportation plan for Main Street will be a main focus for the Transportation Advisory Committee. Main Street needs to be resurfaced and the couplet needs to be redesigned. A four lane couplet will increase traffic on Main Street which could lead to the loss of businesses downtown. For information purposes, our District Highway Commissioner is Tammy Fisher and Bob Voisen is now our District Administrator. The engineering firm handling Main Street is KLJ. The city is also working on a pedestrian survey for all of Kalispell and would like to have input from the KBID board and all community members. The link can be found on the City of Kalispell’s website. Façade Improvement Grant – The Devonshire has submitted a $5000 façade improvement grant request for painting. The board reviewed the grant and supports the need for the building to be painted. Christopher made a motion to approve the grant request of $5000 with a second from Maggie. The motion passed unanimously. Water cart: Christopher Petersen generously offered to donate the electric golf cart to the KBID including the retrofitting performed by his business Northwest Automotive. The board graciously accepted the donation and would like to have a sign on the cart recognizing the donation from Northwest Automotive. Christopher would like to see the cart have graphics installed with the KBD logo and color scheme. Maggie made a motion to approve up to $1000 for signage on the cart that would be a wrap and powder coated. The motion was seconded by Ryan with a unanimous vote of the board. Pam requested a bill of sale from Christopher so that insurance could be secured. November 20 social planning - Due to a conflict on Tuesday, November 19 the date for the social was changed to Wednesday, November 20 beginning at 5:30 and ending at 7:00 PM. Marshall offered for the social to be held again at Montana Modern Fine Art. All board members in attendance agreed on the location. Board members will supply items for door prizes. Katharine King will bring information on a poster board with an easel on the CORE Trail. Jarod could also bring information on a parking garage potential if there is any progress. The board would also like to ask the attendees what we are doing right and what needs to be worked on. A list of the KBID accomplishments could also be utilized. The board proposed a $500.00 budget for the event. Appetizers for 50 people could be secured from Bonelli’s, DeSoto Grill, S & M Taco, or Coffee Traders. Kalispell Brewing will supply the beer and Marshall will check with Brix on wine. Final discussion will happen at the next KBID meeting. NEW BUSINESS- UPDATES: • KBID has been awarded the Best of Urban Forest Award 2019 for the Public Lands Stewardship category. The KBID was chosen for purchasing new trees for the downtown and helping to water the trees. The award will be presented at the City Council meeting on Monday, October 7. • The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce will be holding their annual Chamber Dinner on November 14. The KBID has the opportunity to purchase a table or be a sponsor at the event. The board determined not to purchase a table or be a sponsor. • The Kalispell Downtown Association will be involved in the annual Turkey challenge with the Flathead Building Association. All proceeds will go to the Flathead Food Bank. $30.00 provides a holiday dinner for a family of four. Please help and support the challenge. • The Kalispell Downtown Association will be holding a new even on Friday, November 1. The event, Kreepyspell Krawl will be held at the Red Lion Hotel. The KDA requested a sponsorship from the KBID. Maggie made a motion to approve a $250.00 sponsorship with a second from Ryan. The motion passed unanimously. • Pam indicated that flower bids need to be sent out for the 2020 season. The board requested that bids be sent to Plant Land, Wild Geese Gardens and Hoopers Nursery. • Christmas lights will need to be hung the end of November. With board approval, Pam will be asking Serious JuJu who has done the lights the past couple of years. The board approved. The lights are dirty and should be cleaned. The board determined that it was not in their best interests to pay to have them cleaned as they will go right back up on the streets with winter weather conditions. They did not see the benefit. ADJOURN: Motion to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 AM by Christopher with a second from Ryan. The motion passed unanimously. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Tuesday November 5, 2019 at 8:30 AM – Whipps Building, Second Floor Conference Room. Respectfully submitted, Pam Carbonari