06-10-10 DBID MinutesKALISPELL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT BOARD MEETING
June 10, 2010
314 Main St. Kalispell, MT.
PRESENT: Melanie Cross, Janet Clark, Margaret Lekander, Bill Goodman, Tim Price, Katharine Thompson
City of Kalispell, Pam Carbonari, Jon Fetveit (8:10).
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 8:05am by Bill Goodman.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Moved by Tim, second by Melanie. Approved by all Board Members.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 13, 2010. Moved by Tim, second by Melanie. Approved by all.
HEARING OF THE PUBLIC: No One present.
Bill turned the meeting over to Jon.
KATHARINE THOMPSON
Katharine spoke regarding the City applying for a Brown Field Grant and asked for a member of the BID
Board to sit on a soon to be formed committee. Margaret volunteered.
POWER BOX FOR THURSDAYFEST
Margaret moved to spend up to $1000.00 for the installation of an electrical box in the alley behind
the Roost in order to power the events for Thursdayfest. Second by Melanie. Approved by all Board
Members.
COORDINATOR'S REPORT: See attached.
Melanie left the meeting at 9:05 am.
Margaret moved to authorize Jon to oversee Web Site Development and spend up to $300.00. Second
by Tim. 3 approved, I disapproved. Motion passed.
Next Meeting: June 24, 2010.
Meeting Adjourned at 10:OOam. Moved by Tim, second by Janet. Approved by all present Board
Members.
Respectfully submitted;
Janet Clark, Secretary
June 10, 2010 Coordinators Report to the Board
Downtown Development —
• Hired LC staffing employee - Paul Faessel — Downtown beautification/host — Working 15
hours each week.
• Historic Downtown Kalispell logo now digitized at Master Monograms
• Downtown Security — 2 officers from KPD worked bike patrol for us, Saturday June 5
from 8:00 PM — Midnight — It was a fairly quiet evening. They did make several
contacts. - $35.00 per hour
• Flowers — beginning to be planted
• Signage on Main Street — Contacted Rich Sipe with MDOT and Jim Hanz — City of
Kalispell Approved by the City — City will supply the labor to install the signs
(approximately $275.00) and will provide the bracket material for a cost to us of
approximately $125.00.
MEETINGS
• Met with TBID Board — Presented information about BID projects at their request and
communicated the need to coordinate on Advertising, Marketing/Branding and an event
calendar
• Met with Rita Fitzsimmons — discussed work to date on the Walking Tour Brochure —
verbal report will cover specifics
Thursday!Fest
• John Paul Noyes — concerns regarding noise and people looking in the windows at Big
Sky Martial Arts
• KECI — Missoula called asking about Thursday!Fest
• Sent notification to last year vendors regarding participation this year
NEW DOWNTOWN EVENTS
• 5K Run will be listed in American Profile magazine
• Street Dance — Will be held in conjunction with The Glacier Rod Run — Friday, July 23rd
COMMUNICATION/COORDINATION
• Need to discuss and decide what the requirements are and the time periods for featured
business and restaurant.
• Called downtown businesses to update master list with email addresses
• Contacted MDOT regarding signage on Highway 93 at the Southern entrance to the
Truck Alternate Route.
Montana Main Street Program
3rd Annual Montana Downtown Forum will be at the Holiday Inn Parkside, Missoula
September 15 — 17, 2010.
Crown of the Continent Conference
I have been requested to speak on a panel at the conference in Waterton Park, Alberta September
23 -24. The panel will discuss ways in which communities are successfully integrated economic
development, community heritage and landscape conservation. The keynote speaker is Jonathon
Tourtellot of the National Geographic Society on the natural and cultural heritage, sharing how
these values for the landscape play out in their community or region, with an emphasis on the
economic values of an intact landscape. Other panelists include Randal Macnair, former Mayor
and current council member from the City of Fernie, Dan Clark, Director of the Montana Local
Government Center and former Mayor of Choteau and Beth Russell-Towe, with the Trail of the
Great Bear in Alberta.