Business Improvement District

Gallup BID Board meeting, January 28, 2021, 3PM (Note: This meeting was rescheduled from January 21, 2021) Minutes Call to order - 3:05 PM Attendance – roll call: Present: A. Biava, A. Baca, M. Menapace, J. Rich, L. Bonaguidi, M. Ustick, JM DeYoung. Excused absence: S. Gurley. Motion to Approve Agenda: L. Bonaguidi; 2nd: M. Menapace. Roll call: A. Biava- yes, A. Baca-yes, M. Menapace-yes, J. Rich-yes, L. Bonaguidi-yes. Approved. Motion to Approve Minutes from November 19, 2020 meeting: M. Menapace; 2nd: L. Bonaguidi. Roll call: A. Biava- yes, A. Baca-yes, M. Menapace-yes, J. Rich-yes, L. Bonaguidi-yes. Approved. Motion to Approve Monthly Financial Report: A. Baca; 2nd: L. Bonaguidi. Roll call: A. Biava- yes, A. Baca-yes, M. Menapace-yes, J. Rich-yes, L. Bonaguidi- yes. Approved. Voting item: Motion to make a request of City of Gallup to reduce the amount charged by City of Gallup to manage the billing and receipt of funds from property owner BID assessment fees: J. Rich; 2nd: none. Motion died for lack of a second. Discussion: Installation of security cameras in the BID District – JM DeYoung. City of Gallup will install cameras on the exterior walls of several City owned buildings. The cameras will provide views of central downtown, including the Walkway, Dance area, Aztec Avenue, Second Street and alleyways adjacent to City Hall and the Joint Utilities buildings. These cameras will provide support for investigations by Gallup PD Detectives. Map of camera locations is attached. Alley Improvement project update and Coal Avenue construction update – City Manager Ustick: in order to allow businesses on Coal access to their locations, we have to wait until Coal Ave. construction is complete and Coal has reopened before we can proceed with the water and sewer lines in the alley. The under-grounding of the electric in the alley follows the completion of water and sewer lines work in the alley. Once the utilities are completed, then we can (pending funding we hope to get from the state) proceed with the drainage, pavers, and underground trash containers—the finish work that makes this a beautiful safe pedestrian corridor. The estimated date for the completion of all of the alley work is June 2022. Coal Avenue construction, Phase 1, should be completed by May 2021. REDP – NDC update. Contracts with NDC and NM EDD are being refined. Two of the EDO’s involved have contracted serious cases of Covid-19. The start date for the contract with NDC is rescheduled to February 15. Other discussion - none Reports December 14 – Meeting with Sherman McCorkle and Anna Biava to discuss continued interest in developing the lot at E. Coal and Puerco. December 14 – Virtual Meeting, open to the public, with the members of the Downtown Safety Committee. Presentation by P Chief Boyd. December 16 – GGEDC Board of Directors approved REDP contract with NDC December 18 – Discussion with Lorraine Ruggles, NM EDD representative, about the terms and conditions for EDD financial support for REDP agreement with NDC December 18 – Discussion with Sheldon Bartel, NDC – status update December 20 – Memo from Eileen Yarborough – Cibola Communities Foundation approved the REDP agreement with NDC December 23 – NDC virtual Zoom presentation with preliminary information about the newest federal Covid relief economic recovery package December 29 – three hour discussion with Comcast Business to resolve billing errors during the past three years on the BID Comcast Business account. December 31 – discussion with Rep. Lundstrom about the scheduling of NDC training sessions and mentoring for individual REDP member EDOs January 3 – Vince Alonzo – Parks & Rec removed graffiti from 11 downtown buildings sprayed during New Year’s weekend January 5- Downtown Safety Committee - virtual monthly meeting January 7 – GEDA zoom meeting- including discussions about the method for conducting the 2021 NM Legislative session, outreach to local legislators, virtual Annual Economic Roundtable, capital outlay requests January 9 – NDC zoom presentation about the latest federal PPP economic relief package, including description of NDC’s Grow America Fund participation January 9 – Discussion with Sheldon Bartel, NDC, about NDC’s Grow America Fund participation in the federal PPP program. January 9 – Discussion with Mayor Bonaguidi about NDC Grow America Fund and the PPP relief program January 12 – New Mexico Economic Summit presented by UNM. Keynote speaker was President of Arizona State University. January 13 – Meeting with Sherman McCorkle January 14 – Telephone meeting with Lorraine Ruggles, NM EDD January 15 – Discussion with Sheldon Bartel, NDC, about opportunity to utilize NDC Grow America Fund to apply for Federal PPP round 2 funds Date of next Gallup BID Board meeting: February 18, 2021 Motion to adjourn: A. Baca; 2nd: M. Menapace. Roll call: A. Biava- yes, A. Baca-yes, M. Menapace-yes, J. Rich-yes, L. Bonaguidi-yes. Approved.