07-06-21 Business Improvement District Minutes2017 — 2027 KALISPELL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting date: July 6, 2021
Location: Whipps Building, 14 3rd St. E., Second Floor Conference Room
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Kisa Davison, Pam Mower, Cara Lemire, Gabe Mariman, Catherine
Potter & Pam Carbonari (BID Exec. Coordinator)
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: ion Fetveit, Marshall Noice
CITY ATTENDEES: Katharine King, City of Kalispell
PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE: No one
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER at 8:35 AM by Kisa Davison, Chair
MOTION: to approve the agenda dated July 6 and the minutes of June 1 by Cara Lemire with a
second from Pam Mower. Motion passed unanimously.
INTRODUCTIONS - None
HEARING OF THE PUBLIC: Katharine King, City of Kalispell reported that the RFP for the 3rd & Main
parking lot closes on Friday, July 9. The committee will meet next week to review the RFP's and
hopefully will to the City Council in September. She is looking for a BID representative on the
committee. Sweet Peaks parking lot is now paved. It needs to be striped for parking spaces and is
required to have a landscape barrier. The owner to date has refused to meet these city guidelines.
BUSINESS
Update on Historic Standards: The Historic Standards are on the schedule for the Council meeting
for this evening. Cara Lemire will attend as the BID representative to support and answer any
questions that might arise.
Request for BID representative to serve on 3rd and Main RFP Committee — Kisa Davison
indicated her interest in serving on this committee. Pam Mower made a motion to approve Kisa as
the BID representative and the motion was seconded by Gabe Mariman. The motion passed
unanimously.
Review BID Purpose Statement — The board reviewed the purpose statement and would like to add
the word Historic in the first line before business district. They would also support adding Downtown
before Kalispell in the 3rd and 4t" bullet points. Catherine Potter made a motion to change the purpose
statement as reflected with a second from Pam Mower. The motion passed unanimously.
Discussion Social Media — Catherine Potter informed the board about an experience she had flying
Jet Blue from New York to Kalispell. It was the inaugural flight and was a great celebration
emphasizing Kalispell.
The board discussed writing up a press release monthly focusing on 1 item determined by the board.
Catherine will write the press release on something of interest and send to the board for review.
Board members would like to see content on social media that shows interaction with people. Kisa
suggested that the board look at Flathead 411 as she thinks they do a good job.
Pam Mower made a motion to write an RFP for a media plan to promote Downtown. Catherine Potter
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
Christmas Decorations — Cara Lemire has been working on this and will send ideas to the board.
Discussion Items:
Newsletter — Will be discussed next month
Parkline Trail — Move to the Developers meeting. Cara will talk to Chad at City Parks and Recreation
to determine their plan for maintaining the trail and the budget associated with it.
Water Main on Main Street — Probably better suited for the Developers meeting.
NEXT MONTH — Discuss how to get property owner contact information to strengthen outreach.
Possibly go back to socials. Discuss stickers with our logo. Look at the timing of newsletters.
ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned by Chair Davison at 9:50 AM
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 8:30 AM — Whipps Building, 14 3rd St. E.,
Second Floor conference room.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam Carbonari
Executive Coordinator