06-07-22 Business Improvement District Minutes2017 — 2027 KALISPELL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting date: June 5, 2022
Location: Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 15 Depot Park, Kalispell
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Kisa Davison, Cara Lemire, Pam Mower, Gabe Mariman, Marshall
Noice, Jon Fetveit, Catherine Potter (by phone) & Pam Carbonari (BID Exec. Coordinator)
CITY ATTENDEES: None
PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE: Lorraine Clarno, Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, Christy Cummings,
MWED, James McDonald, Citizen, Kyle Waterman, Citizen and Luke Seymour, Daily Interlake
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER at 8.31 AM by Kisa Davison, Chair
MOTION: to approve the agenda dated June 5 and the minutes of May 3 and the minutes of board
retreat on May 17 by Marshall Noice with a second from Jon Fetveit. Motion passed unanimously.
Progress Update/Next steps on Goals
Goal #1: Create a list of specific constituents in a google to be completed by Kisa Davison
Pam is waiting for a property owner list from the City of Kalispell and will forward it to Kisa and Jon
Fetveit when received. Jon will blend the list with the KDA Business list.
Goal #2: Establish KDA liaison to attend meetings: Kisa will reach out to Ashley Woodworth from
Three Rivers Bank who serves as the KDA President.
Goal #3: Establish a cohesive brand for DTKP by May 2023. Board to vote on three proposals
that were received. Kisa will reach out to the agencies who submitted proposals to get answers to a
few clarifying items during the next 3 days and get back to the board with answers by email.
Goal #4: Organize and sponsor a Friends of the Parkline Exploratory meeting by July 1,
hosted at Sunrift Brewery. Board to submit and review names. Submit names of potential
attendees to Cara by the end of the week. She will reach out to Chad at the City Parks to schedule a
meeting and will reach out to downtown bankers, Ashley Woodworth from the KDA and the Mayor.
Financial Review — The board reviewed the financial report with limited discussion.
Executive Director Report — Pam reported that she is working on hiring a helper for Paul with no
candidates at this time. This is a high priority. The BID was asked if they can water new trees that will
be installed next to the McGarvey Law Offices. The board recognizes that this is not something that
we can expect Paul our Downtown Ambassador to add to his work load. The KDA will be encouraging
businesses downtown to participate in a sidewalk sale the day of the Parkline Trail ribbon cutting.
City report — Katharine King submitted a review by email and was not in attendance.
HEARING OF THE PUBLIC: Luke Seymour with the Daily Interlake indicated that he was just there
to listen. Lorraine Clarno from the Chamber of Commerce commented that the Chamber had
completed an economic survey to businesses in the community. The report will be presented at the
Kalispell Chamber luncheon on June 21. She also mentioned that Diane Medler willing to be placed
on the agenda for the next meeting to offer an update on the KCVB. Gabe Mariman updated the BID
Board on the KDA upcoming 5k/10k Parkline race to be held on September 17. Christy Cummings
with MWED informed the group that she is looking for a loan officer. She also informed the board that
there is energy efficiency federal money available if the county creates a city wide district. There are
also funds available for a county wide Brownsfield district for assessment grant funds to complete
Phase 1 and Phase 2 assessments. Kyle Waterman informed the group that he was running for the
Senate and also sits on a couple of boards that have similar interests. One of those boards is Kalico.
Discussion/Decision Items
Review and approve BID Purpose Statement — Discussion was held regarding the addition of the
word downtown in the 3rd bullet point of the Purpose. A new bullet point was also suggested to read:
Effectively manage and deploy funds collected through the designated assessment. Cara made a
motion to approve the two changes and the motion was seconded by Gabe. The motion passes
unanimously.
Homeless in Downtown Toolkit — Kisa met with Kyle Waterman and Roxanna Parker with United
Way. United Way is in the process of creating a tool kit that will be distributed to downtown
businesses. Kyle sent Kisa a report on potential collaborative housing solutions and Kisa will forward
that to the board. The board discussed the problem issues with the homeless population downtown
and also was informed about a new "211 Hotline" that is managed by United Way.
NEW BUSINESS: The Library is important to downtown and Jon Fetveit will reach out to the library
to find out if they have any specific needs
ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned by Board Chair, Kisa Davison at 10.05 AM with a motion by
Jon Fetveit and a second from Pam Mower which passed unanimously.
CLOSED SESSION: The board met in closed session to discuss the contracts for the Downtown
Ambassador and also the Executive Director. Both contracts expire on June 30. The board made a
decision to renew both contracts effective July 1 through June 30, 2023. They also did q financial
adjustment in both contracts.
Closed Session adjourned at 10:30 AM.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 8.30 AM — Kalispell Chamber of Commerce
Conference Room, 15 Depot Park.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam Carbonari
Executive Coordinator