05-19-10 TBID MinutesBoard of Directors Meeting
Kalispell Tourism Business Improvement District
Monday — May 19, 2010 — 3:00 pm
15 Depot Park, Kalispell, Montana
Minutes
1:05 pm Meeting Called to Order: Chris Walters, Chairman of the Board
Board Members Present: Janet Clark, Lori Fisher, David Ginepra, Chris Walters
Board Members Joining the Meeting by Conference Call: Bryan Scott
Board Members Absent: Gib Bissell, Arlinna Wolfe
Staff Present: Joe Unterreiner, Cary Aubrey
Guests Present: Lisa Brown, Red Lion Hotel; Cheri Nelson, Express Personnel
1. Hear from the Public
None.
2. Action
Approval of Minutes of May 10, 2010 — A motion was made to approve the May 10
minutes. It was seconded and approved.
Report on May 17 City Council Action — Joe and Cheri attended the City council meeting
on May 17. The second reading of Ordinance 1675 establishing rules and regulations for
the TBID was approved on the consent agenda. A public hearing was held on Resolution
5429, establishing the work plan, budget, and assessment for the District. Joe and Cheri
spoke in favor of the resolution; no one spoke in opposition. The resolution was
approved by the City Council by a 9-0 margin.
Request for $40,000 line of credit with the Kalispell Chamber — The Board reviewed a
projected cash flow statement prepared by Janet Schwalk, the Chamber bookkeeper, for
the period June -December 2010. It indicates a need for $30,000 over that period. Janet
made a motion to request a $40,000 line of credit with the Chamber to provide a
cushion, with interest up to 1.00%, to be repaid by 12/31/2010. The motion was
seconded by David and unanimously approved.
CVB Director Search — Cheri reported that there are 15 candidates with more expected.
The majority of the applicants are local, but inquiries are coming in from around the
country. The intent is to do an initial screening and interview 2-3 candidates. Bryan
asked about disclosing the names of all candidates. However, the group agreed to
become more public with the process when the finalists are selected.
Fulfillment — The Board reviewed the Flathead Vacation Guide as a potential fulfillment
piece along with other samples from around the state. However, they agreed that the
Kalispell CVB should create their own new fulfillment piece. They also agreed that
this piece and the creation of a web site should be the top priorities of the new CVB
director.
Frontier Airlines — Cindi Martin, Glacier Park International Airport Manager, recently
held a meeting of business and tourism advocates to discuss attracting Frontier Airlines to
this market. The meeting was attended by Joe Unterreiner, Sherri Gerek, Lisa Brown,
Jim Ness, and Jane Howington. Cindi was asked, and agreed, to project the benefits a
Frontier deal might make in lower fares. The next meeting will be June 10.
All -hotelier meeting May 26 — An all -hotelier meeting will be held May 26 to brief the
properties on TBID fee collection, payment, rules, and regulations.
Board Meeting Schedule (Chamber Conference Room)
May 26, 3 pm All -hotelier briefing on assessment fee collection, rules and regulations,
forms
June 2, 3 pm Board Meeting
June 16, 3 pm Board Meeting
5:05 Meeting Adjourned
Respectfully Submitted,
Joe Unterreiner, Executive Director
Kalispell Tourism Business Improvement District
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