Business Improvement District

Minutes BID Board meeting, December 14, 2016, 3PM, Rico Motors Guests: Rose Eason, Executive Director of Gallup ARTS. Topic: Gallup ARTS request for increased support for Arts Crawl. Review of ideas for improved approach to planning and managing Arts Crawl events. Request for increase in BID fund allocation for calendar year Jan-Dec 2017: Monies will be used for increase in Coordinator compensation, increased quality of art and music presentation and marketing. Arts Crawl events will not occur in January and February. Arts Crawl planning meetings will occur during January & February. A community Arts Crawl idea input session will be held January 14 at Second Street Event Center. Rose stated that Gallup ARTS is actively fund raising and intends to become self-sufficient. Motion to move vote on GallupArts funding increase request to top of Board meeting agenda: J. Rich; 2nd: A. Baca A. Biava presented recommendation BID Executive Committee that BID provide additional funding in the form of a match, up to a maximum of $5300, to monies that Gallup ARTS can raise during 2017. If Gallup ARTS raised $5300, then, with the BID match, it will have $10,600 additional funds for 2017. J. Rich stated that BID should actively retain the current BID initiative structure with Gallup ARTS subcontracted to manage the event and that the match idea will overly complicate the BID budget planning for FY July-June 2018. Motion to provide $5300. additional funding to BID base budget for Gallup ARTS for Arts Crawl management during calendar year January-December 2017 (not a “match”), as requested by Gallup ARTS, with MOU between Gallup ARTS and BID containing terms of funding and Arts Crawl management: S. Gurley; 2nd: A. Baca. Approved. Michael Sage, Assistant Director, Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation: presentation and informational hand outs describing GGEDC mission, methods and accomplishments, including GLP Logistics park and BNSF Inland Port projects, recruitment of larger employers. Description of Executive Pulse software and ability of EDO in region to work together, overcoming the “silo” approach of earlier years. Acceptance of November BID Board meeting minutes: Motion: S. Gurley; 2nd: J. Rich. Approved. Comcast building (former Post Office) use for business accelerator: Board recommended continuing dialog with goal of being able to use the building at a nominal fee to house a Gallup Business Accelerator (not incubator). CDBG fund application deadlines: M. Ustick reviewed situation of NMFA interpretation of Federal guidelines specifying LMI threshold. Downtown Gallup (boundary as specified in Gallup MRA plan) does not have a lot of residents, so it is not possible to meet the threshold. M. Ustick is working with new Cabinet Secretary of NM EDD to reverse NMFA’s new interpretation. At this point in time, downtown Gallup is not eligible to receive CDBG funds. Ceremonial week events: City of Gallup Marketing Director and the President of Ceremonial Board asked local organizations to plan events to be held downtown during the week of Inter-Tribal Ceremonial. Report from Southwest Planning on 2016 Ceremonial indicated that “there is not enough to do downtown during week of Ceremonial” Dudley stated that Ceremonial sponsors are beginning to fear that they are not achieving enough beneficial impact from their sponsorships. J. Rich stated that the BID $5000. sponsorship of Ceremonial was intended to insure that Ceremonial organization hold events downtown. A. Biava recommended designating one mid-week day as Downtown Day during Ceremonial. M Ustick suggested a “map it – market it” approach to existing downtown stores, which have a great deal of local character - City will examine feasibility of using Lodgers Tax to pay for advertising in Phoenix to draw visitors for Downtown during Ceremonial. BID will urge Downtown business owners to have employees dress up for that day. Motion to accept Monthly financial report: S. Gurley; 2nd: M. Ustick. Approved. Reports: Discussion of merits and difficulties involved with a mural program that pays local artists to paint large murals on the sides of privately owned commercial buildings. Item was tabled until more information is developed in the planning sessions of City, Bid, architect and others on the improvements to the alleys. NM 118 Pedestrian Safety Improvement project: Project is slightly behind schedule due to weather. Project should be completed by late February. Sign Grant program update: Silver Stallion sign has been installed. There is a delay in final wiring of light in the sign. MainStreet ACD hired a full time Executive Director. Downtown Alley/Facades Improvement Project meeting scheduled to be held on January 17: William Powell architect, City Manager, City Public Works Director, Asst. City Manager, DiPauli Engineering, BID, GMSACD, Gallup ARTS. Recommendation by L. Bonaguidi and A. Biava to use BID back page ad on Gallup Journey to welcome the businesses that have opened in the Downtown District. Date of next Board meeting: Thursday January 19, 2017 Motion to Adjourn: M. Ustick; 2nd: A. Biava