10-12-16 Tourism Business Improvement District MinutesBoard of Directors Meeting
Kalispell Tourism Business Improvement District
Location: Kalispell Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
(October 5 meeting was rescheduled due to lack of a quorum)
3:00 pm — 4:00 pm
Minutes
Board Members Present: Janet Clark, Dawn Hendrickson, Zac Ford, Lisa Brown, Laurie Otto -Bradford
Board Members Absent: Nautam Patel, Dan Moderie
Staff Present: Diane Medler, Dawn Jackson, Vonnie Day
Visitor: Vanessa Moderie
Regularly scheduled TBID Board Meeting was held October 5t". The meeting did not achieve a quorum so no action
was taken. Meeting was rescheduled for October 12tn
Meeting was called to order by Dawn Hendrickson, Board Chair, at 3:09 PM.
1. Hear from the Public— none
2. TBID Safety Awareness Updates —no safety issues reported
3. Discussion —Current TBID signature events and potential new event: Guest: Rob Brisendine
Rob proposed exploring 3 potential events:
a. Vacation Races — Glacier Half Marathon is already scheduled for June 23 — 24, 2017 in East Glacier.
Established race organization that conducts half marathons near national parks. Projected race
participants 2,500 — 3,000. Vacation Races is looking for DMO to act as host community. Board
considered hosting trade show/expo the night before the race. Discussed distance to East Glacier, but
also lack of infrastructure to host ancillary event at that location.
b. Futsol Tournament — an opportunity to establish the first Futsol Championship in the state. There is
rapidly growing participation in the sport in Montana's largest towns. Event could be held in the trade
center at the fairgrounds on a weekend December — February. A local management partner would be
needed.
C. Tough Mudder — has expressed interest in a Montana location for their new product, the Half
Mudder. The event would be held in September/October. Board expressed preference for a location
near Kalispell and emphasized that the relationship with Spartan, Inc. should not be compromised.
Investment would be substantial, estimate $100,000 cash and in -kind.
4. Board Action
a. Approve minutes and financials from the September 7, 2016 meeting:
Action: Motion was made by Janet Clark to approve the minutes. Motion seconded by Zac Ford.
Discussion: none. Board approved unanimously.
b. Approve $1,000 annual membership in the Kalispell Downtown Association.
Action: Motion was made by Dawn Hendrickson to approve $1,000 annual membership. Motion
seconded by Zac Ford.
Discussion: The KDA supports TBID events through cash sponsorships.
Board approved unanimously.
c. Approve research on hosting the trade show/expo in Kalispell for Vacation Races.
Action: Motion was made by Dawn Hendrickson to approve research conducted by Rob Brisendine.
Motion seconded by Lisa Brown.
Discussion: board requested that a specific written report be submitted at the November board
meeting including research on comparable host communities located a similar distance from the
race site.
Board approved unanimously.
d. Approve research on creating a Futsol Tournament.
Action: Motion was made by Dawn Hendrickson to approve research conducted by Rob Brisendine.
Motion seconded by Janet Clark.
Discussion: board requested a specific written report including evaluation of existing teams and
leagues in Montana including demographics on participants.
Board approved unanimously.
e. Meeting adjourned at 4:00 pm.
Respectfully Submitted: Diane Medler
For further information, please contact:
Diane Medler, CVB Director, diane@discoverkalispell.com or 406-758-2808