12-05-23 Business Improvement District Minutes2017 — 2027 KALISPELL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting date: December 5, 2023
Location: First Interstate Bank — 2nd Floor Conference room
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Kisa Davison, Gabe Mariman, Marshall Noice, Cara Lemire,
George Giavasis, Jamie Keller & Pam Carbonari (BID Exec. Coordinator)
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Catharine Hooper & Jon Fetveit
CITY ATTENDEES: Katharine King
PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE: Holly Ryan (KDA Board Treasurer)
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER at 8:39 AM by Kisa Davison, Chair
MOTION: to approve the agenda dated December 5 and the minutes of November 3 by Marshall
Noice with a second from George Giavasis - passed unanimously.
Financial Review — The board reviewed the financial report with limited discussion apart from the
possibility of the Flowers invoice being billed twice in the same fiscal year. Motion to accept the
financials as presented made by Cara Lemire with a second from George Giavasis - passed
unanimously.
Executive Coordinator Report — Holiday Stroll Event (December 1, 2023) had a good community
turnout. Some board members discussed the possibility of finding a way to evaluate the financial
gains and benefits for downtown retailers to establish metrics. George Giavasis stated that he would
like to see Main Street closed for some events. The winner of the window display and $500.00 prize
was Lyon & Pearle Boutique. The board noted that a note of congratulations should be sent. A
unanimous request for a meeting to expand downtown business participation was noted.
Jamie Keller submitted a separate report via email for board review. No questions were noted.
City report — See written report. Katharine discussed the current status of the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG Grant). Jamie Keller and Katharine were informally introduced and
plan to schedule a discovery meeting in the near future.
The TIF Grant was discussed briefly. Katharine King, Kisa Davison and George Giavasis will work
together to write for "Technical Assistance" and if awarded, use those funds to hire an outside
consultant who specializes in downtown improvement. It was noted that Bill Mosley has an interest in
supporting downtown improvement and some members of the board would like to connect with Bill.
HEARING OF THE PUBLIC:
Holly Ryan joined to discuss holiday decorations for downtown to provide history for 2023 and plan
for the future. It was noted that many of the pole outlets throughout downtown are not working
properly. Goals: garland should be cleaned prior to removal, upon removal we should organize and
tag garland by street location, increase the budget for 2024 to hire an independent contractor to hang
garland and snowflakes, and limit snowflakes to Main Street only.
Discussion/Decision Items:
Main Street America Application: Jamie Keller has reached out to Micky Zercher to begin the process
and a meeting has been scheduled to share with Kisa Davison and Ashley Woodworth (KDA Board
President). Jamie will be following up with the board via email once further clarification is obtained.
Downtown Property Owners List: Jamie will be working with Marshall Noice, staff from City Hall and
various other individuals to create a current list of real property owners throughout the downtown
region. This goal is the first step toward creating a "value portfolio" to be distributed to property
owners, as well as marking the beginning stages of the 2027 renewal process.
Downtown Action Committee Update — The next scheduled meeting is December 13, 2023.
The meeting will include an update from Western Behavioral Health, a department update from
Jordan Venezio (Police Chief) and the Emergency Responders Levy (March 19, 2023), a roundtable
discussion on public safety recommendations, downtown beat paths, the redirection of school
resource officers during the months of June and August, the potential investment of cameras in high
criminal activity areas downtown, exclusionary zones to include individuals and civil zones (public
parks and downtown parking areas (etc.) The District Attorney's office has been requested to attend
to discuss assigning one/two deputy county attorneys to handle "Quality of Life" crimes downtown to
help identify ways to develop a consistent strategy going forward.
Safe Street for All — No additional information at this time.
NEW BUSINESS:
Board retreat is scheduled for January 16, 2024, from 9am — 1 pm
ADJOURN: Motion to adjourn by Kisa Davison with a second by Cara Lemire. Motion passed
unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 10.25 AM.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Tuesday, January 9 at 8.30 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Jamie Keller
Executive Coordinator