11-06-17 Business Improvement District Minutes2017 -- 2027 KALISPELL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Meeting date: November 6, 2017
Location: 14 3`d St. E., Kalispell, MT.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: chairman Jon Fetveit, Debbie Snyder, Chris Peterson, Karen
Sanderson, Jarrod Shew, Eric Robbins, Pam Carbonari (BID Coordinator)
ABSENT: Jayson Peters
CITY ATTENDEES: None
PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE: No one
MEETING CALLED TO ORDERat 3:36 Aid by Jon Fetveit, Chair
MOTION: to approve the agenda dated November 6 and the minutes of October 17 by Christopher
Peterson with a second by Debbie Snyder — approved unanimously
HEARING of THE PUBLIC: No public comments
BUSINESS
Downtown Plan discussion: This evening the city Council will be presented the Downtown Plan in
hopes that it will be adopted. All board members are encouraged to attend the meeting and speak in
favor of the process that has been followed and the public input over the past 3 years of preparation.
It was discussed and individual board members will talk about the desire to attract the right traffic
downtown and to create an area that is a destination location and not a thorough fare. It is believed
that the current courthouse couplet serves as traffic calming. The board is concerned about the right
traffic downtown, quality traffic, removal of truck traffic other than delivery vehicles and the safety of
pedestrians in our downtown district. Speed is another issue that needs to be dealt with. The board
will encourage the council to request a new EIS for the ('fain Street improvements.
The board will remind the council and the listening audience that there are many other areas of the
plan such as residential housing, parking, & safety that all need to be addressed and with the
adoption of this plan we will have a vision for downtown Kalispell.
e asite host and redesign — 406 Graphics, Joe Miletello is closing his business and we will need to
look for a new host and content manager for our site. The board would like to receive a minimum of 3
bids. Learned Reality, the Flathead Beacon and Snow Ghost were suggested as possible businesses
to submit a proposallestimate for the work. Christopher Peterson indicated that he would look at the
website and come up with a request for proposals that could be submitted to interested web site
design businesses.
Flower Contract -- Karen Sanderson made a motion to approve the proposal for hanging flower pots
and the corner planters from Plant Land. The motion was seconded by Christopher Peterson and the
motion passed unanimously.
Coordinators Update: Pane invited the Board to attend the Downtown social on Thursday evening,
November 16.
JOU ; Motion to adjourn the meeting at 16:60 Alit by Eric Robbins with a second from
Christopher Peterson. The motion passed unanimously.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 3:30 AM — Whipps Building, Second Floor small
Conference Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam Carbonari, BID Coordinator