05-05-20 Business Improvement District Minutes2017 — 2027 KALISPELL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting date: May 5, 2020
Location: Montana Modern Fine Art and Virtual meeting — via ZOOM Meetings
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON: Marshall Noice, Curtis Bartel, Kisa Davison, Ryan
Berweger, Pam Mower, Cara Lemire & Pam Carbonari (BID Exec. Coordinator)
ATTENDING VIA ZOOM: Maggie Doherty
CITY ATTENDEES: None
PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE: None
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER at 8:40 AM by Kisa Davison, Chair
MOTION: to approve the agenda dated May 5, 2020 and the minutes of April 7 by Ryan Berweger
with a second from Marshall Noice, approved unanimously.
HEARING OF THE PUBLIC: no comments
BUSINESS
COVID 19 Discussion: After a great deal of discussion regarding the availability of PPE for
downtown businesses Marshall made a motion to get prices on sanitizer &masks and determine how
many to purchase with a second from Pam Mower. The motion passed unanimously with an
agreement to communicate by email to make a final determination after costs of PPE are gathered &
numbers needed are determined. Ryan said that he would check with availability of sanitizer from J2
Office Products. They were selling it for $30.00 fora 1/2 gallon. He thought Murdoch's had 1/2 gallon
for $20. Kisa was going to check with a cousin on sanitizer availability. Cara was going to check with
Cathy Spence for the availability of cloth masks.
Discussion re: development of RFP for Valley Bank Parking Lot: Marshall Noice has had multiple
meetings with the City planning department and bankers in the downtown district regarding parking in
general downtown and also the development of the vacant lot on the corner of Main and 3rd St. W.
There was discussion regarding where a structure might go and additionally replacement parking if
the Valley Bank parking lot is developed. All bankers are interested and willing to continue to find
solutions if needed.
Discussion re: BID involvement in securing funding for a parking study: Through the
conversations with bankers and the City of Kalispell it was determined that a new updated parking
study was in order. Marshall asked if it would be appropriate for the BID to apply for a CDBG grant to
secure funding for a study. Pam Carbonari will follow up and find out when the next round of funding
might be available.
Electric water cart: The electric water cart is stored at Northwest Automotive and plugged in there
each night. With Christopher leaving the board a new location is probably needed. The vehicle is in
need of new batteries. The board previously authorized for the vehicle to get a wrap with the BID logo
and name. Christopher will bring the cart to the Wrap Hive. The cart will be needed by the end of
May after hanging flower pots are delivered.
Executive Coordinator report: Pam Carbonari reported that Paul Roybal has purchased the
Remax building on the corner of Main St. and Center Street. He will be leasing the building and will
build to suit a new business. There is 3,000 sq. ft. in the basement, 3,000 sq. ft. on the Main floor
and 1,000 sq. ft. upstairs.
Last month the board asked Pam Carbonari to find out what information handouts the City of Kalispell
has developed to assist new developers. They do not have anything formal other than about 10
single page sheets on various topics. The documents really are not developer friendly and the board
would like to spend some time gathering information from developers who have had experience with
the City and determine if there is a need to develop a more comprehensive package. This will be an
ongoing discussion as the board would like to advocate on behalf of developers.
Pam Carbonari also reported that she approached the City Manager on behalf of the Board regarding
paint striping of the parking spaces in the downtown core. She indicated that now would be a great
time for the painting with most of the businesses closed downtown and there is very little parking on
the streets. The City Manager, Doug Russell said that he would check with public works as he did
not know the schedule of work for the department. Pam told him that the BID would pay for the paint
if they supplied the labor.
Pam also reported that the Main Street grant for development of Historic Preservation Standards
contract should arrive soon. A meeting with the planning department at the City will be necessary to
develop a new time line. The grant was written in November 2019 and awarded in February 2020 but
with the pandemic no contracts have been sent as of yet.
New Business: Ryan Berweger indicated that he and his wife were closing their store and would no
longer have a presence downtown. He offered his resignation effective immediately. With the
resignation, there is an opening on the board to fill the 1 year balance of his term. Jon Fetveit would
be a possible person to fill the term.
ADJOURN: Motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:40 AM by Marshall Noice with a second from Pam
Mower. The motion passed unanimously.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Tuesday June 2, 2020 at 8:30 AM — Montana Modern Fine Art, 127
Main Street & Zoom if needed.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam Carbonari
Executive Coordinator