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03-01-17 Tourism Business Improvement District MinutesBoard of Directors Meeting Kalispell Tourism Business Improvement District March 1, 2017 3:00 pm — 5:00 pm Location: Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Minutes Board Members Present: Janet Clark, Lisa Brown, Dan Moderie, Dawn Hendrickson Board Members Absent: Laurie Otto -Bradford, Zac Ford, Nautam Patel Staff Present: Diane Medler, Joe Unterreiner, Dawn Jackson, Vonnie Day Visitors: Dent Davis, Hilton Garden Inn, Lucy Weeder, Marriott Springhill Suites, Dax Schieffer, Voices of Montana Tourism, Katrina, Holiday Inn Express Meeting was called to order by Dawn Hendrickson at 3:23 PM. 1. Hear from the Public— no public comments 2. Dax Schieffer, Voice of Montana Tourism — Dax reviewed what Voices of Montana Tourism presents to legislators and local business leaders at meetings across the state to enforce the value of tourism. Voice is requesting a sponsorship from the Kalispell TBID in FY17 as support of the tourism advocacy efforts done by Voices. Dax stated that the state had 12.3 million visitors in FY 2016 with $3.5 billion in non- resident spending. 3. Safety Awareness Updates —none 4. Board Action Items a. Approve minutes from the February 1, 2017 meeting: Action: Motion was made by Janet Clark to approve the minutes. Motion seconded by Lisa Brown. Discussion: none. Board approved unanimously. b. TBID financial statements for January, 2017: Action: Motion was made by Janet Clark to approve the financial statements. Motion seconded by Dan Moderie. Discussion: none. Board approved unanimously. c. Approval of budget, goals and objectives and target markets — FY18 marketing plan Action: Motion was made by Lisa Brown to approve budget, goals, objectives and target markets except for Item 1 (c). Motion seconded by Dawn Hendrickson. Discussion: In reference to Objective 1(c), "Increase occupancy at TIBD hotels between November to April by 2% (as measured by STR)," the board discussed the calendar months, time interval and method used to measure change in occupancy. It was decided to exempt Objective 1(c) from approval pending an email directive from Diane reviewing what's been done in past years. Board approved unanimously. 5. Board Discussion a. Event updates: Futsol — Rob is meeting with FSC board on March 8 to provide information about the event. FSC is considering a proposal to purchase more indoor turf. The operating agreement with MSI is in the works. Rob has received feedback that March will be a better time for the event since teams are organizing in February. The board is open to scheduling the event in March. Once dates are determined, the website and marketing plan will be launched. Registration will open in September. Glacier Half Marathon — registration for the event is strong. Organizers did not engage with the Blackfeet Tribe in early planning stages so are finding out some of their plans for camping and race logistics will not work out as they'd planned. Pond Hockey — 2018 event is planned for the same weekend, January 19 — 21. Fun Beverage reported that their beer sales spiked 12% during the Pond Hockey weekend. b. TBID district boundaries — potential new properties. A new property next to the airport is being considered. If built, it would have a Kalispell address and could be considered as an associate TBID member. LHC is moving forward with development north of Reserve which is inside city limits. Any new lodging properties there would be part of the TBID. c. Group, M&C Updates — leads are coming in on the Bring It Home program including one for the Toastmasters District Conference in 2018. The new downloadable Kalispell Meeting Guide is available on the website. CVB has compiled lists of group activities and unique venues which are available upon request. d. Vacating Board Positions — board positions held by Janet Clark and Nautam Patel expire April 30. Nominees are needed to fill their positions. A message will be sent to TBID properties soliciting board members from small properties. If none come forward, a representative from a medium or large property can fill the small property board positions. Officers are needed to fill the chair, vice - chair and treasurer positions. Dent Davis will fill Laurie Otto -Bradford's seat on the board. Approval of board changes will take place at April board meeting. e. Legislative session: update on bills pertaining to tourism. The airport bill has been tabled. A bill proposing the elimination of Daylight Savings Time passed the Senate and is being transmitted to the House. A House bill to assess the impact of outdoor recreation on the state economy was referred back to committee. Meeting was adjourned at 5:00 PM Respectfully Submitted: Diane Medler For Further Information, please contact: Diane Medler, CVB Director, diane@discoverkalispell.com or 406-758-2808