05-20-25 Business Improvement District Minutes2017 — 2027 KALISPELL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting date: May 20, 2025
Location: First Interstate Bank Building
2nd Floor Board Room
2 S. Main Street
Kalispell, MT 59901
Board members present: Kisa Davison, Gabe Mariman, Cara Lemire, Nihcole Petersen,
and Jamie Keller, Executive Director
Board members absent: Jon Fetveit & George Giavasis
Public in Attendance: Nelson Loring
Call to Order: 8:43am — Kisa Davison
Public Comment:
• Nelson Loring noted that the city council will vote on the Safe Streets for All Grant,
and he will be reaching out for letters of support from the BID and downtown
business owners in the event that the application goes forward.
• The Raise Grant application to finish the bypass has been submitted and city
development is waiting on a response closer to the end of June 2025.
• Nelson noted there is brownfields funding available at this time.
• Jamie Keller noted that the city will be presenting the Land Use & Development Plan
at the next board meeting in June.
Minutes and Agenda:
• Minutes &Agenda Review and Approval
Motion: A motion to approve was made by Marshall Noice and seconded by
Nihcole Peterson. Motion carried.
Financial Review:
• Review and Approval
Motion: A motion to approve was made by Marshall Noice and seconded by Nihcole
Peterson. Motion carried.
• Jamie Keller noted that she is working on receiving new insurance quotes for
FY25/26 and will keep the board up to date via email.
Facade Improvement Grants:
• No new applications
Branding & Marketing:
• No significant updates currently other than the new facade program is running on
social media and the newly built web page is running smoothly.
Downtown Ambassador:
• Paul Faessel has begun his role as ambassador. He made several repairs to the golf
carts, purchased tools and began cleaning up downtown.
Downtown Flowers:
• Jamie Keller noted an email received by Public Works about pole dimensions, flag
policies and additional information that was provided to the board.
• The board concluded that the city is looking for a dimensional drawing of the
proposed flags we would like to place on Main Street and Cara Lemire offered to
take on this part of the project.
• Flowers are expected later this month, and everything is growing beautifully at the
greenhouse. Sue has been in touch with both Paul Faessel and Jamie Keller in the
past weeks to provide updates. Jamie noted that she has been in contact with Public
Works to get the water turned on in the corner planters.
Downtown Events & Sponsorships:
• Jamie Keller noted the upcoming Thursday Fest 2025 events and requested
sponsorship. The board discussed having a tent at one of the events and Jamie
agrees on behalf of the Kalispell Downtown Association.
Motion: A motion to approve was made by Marshall Noice and seconded by Cara
Lemire for a $500 sponsorship. Motion carried.
Renewal Petition Planning:
• Kisa Davison and Marshall Noice discussed a potential meeting with the original
group of supporters who worked on creating the BID and Marshall plans to reach out
in the coming weeks.
Chamber of Commerce:
• Lemonade Days are coming up soon.
New Fagade Improvement Program:
• Jamie Keller noted that the program is off to a great start with 4 projects pending.
Jamie also noted that the responses were mostly from the marketing email that was
sent and not from the postcard that was mailed.
• Jamie Keller noted that she has been unsuccessful in securing any architecture or
engineering firms to participate in the program but that she and Kisa have a meeting
tomorrow afternoon with Workaday Architecture to discuss.
• Kisa Davison noted that she will reach out to other firms in the coming weeks.
New Downtown Businesses & Development:
• Hansen's Flowers is coming back to Main Street
• Cookie Company going in the old Montgomery Ward building
Downtown Kalispell Forward:
• Kisa Davison noted the outcome of the joint board meeting with the BID, the
Chamber of Commerce and the Kalispell Downtown Association and the Chamber
has volunteered to create a one -page information flyer for distribution to
constituents and stakeholders.
Meeting Adjourned: 10:02am
Motion: A motion was made by Kisa Davison and seconded by Nihcole Peterson
to adjourn today's meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Next board meeting: June 17, 2025
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