Business Improvement District

Gallup BID Board Meeting, August 17, 2023, 3 PM Minutes Call to order – 3:09 pm Attendance – Roll call – Present: Anna Biava, Archie Baca, Mickey Menapace, Linda Garcia, Joseph Sanchez, Louie Bonaguidi Jon DeYoung (Ex Officio), Tammi Parker (Ex Officio). Motion to Approve Agenda: A. Baca, 2nd: L. Garcia. Roll Call: A. Biava-yes, A. Baca-yes, M. Menapace-yes, L. Garcia-yes, J. Sanchez-yes, L. Bonaguidi-yes. Approved. Motion to Approve Minutes of July 20 meeting: A. Baca, 2nd: J. Sanchez. Roll Call: A. Biava-yes, A. Baca-yes, M. Menapace-yes, L. Garcia-yes, J. Sanchez- yes, L. Bonaguidi-yes. Approved. Motion to Table approval of monthly financial report until the September 21 meeting: L. Bonaguidi, 2nd: A. Baca. Roll Call: A. Biava-yes, A. Baca-yes, M. Menapace-yes, L. Garcia-yes, J. Sanchez-yes, L. Bonaguidi-yes. Approved. Guest speaker: David Eason, Gallup City Attorney. Mr. Eason did not attend this meeting. Voting items - BID resolution 00002 - BID lien policy “Resolved, that the Executive Director is authorized to prepare a current and accurate list of assessment delinquencies, consistent with the current information provided to the Board, and provide the list to the city attorney, along with instructions that the city attorney notify the city clerk of pending delinquencies in payments and authorize the city clerk to file in the county real property records appropriate lien filings evidencing amounts owing. The Executive Director is further authorized to make recommendations from time to time to the Board about the pursuit of litigation against property owners with material assessment delinquencies.” Note: This Resolution affirms the long held policy of Gallup Business Improvement District about collection of BID fee payments. Motion to table this resolution: L. Bonaguidi. No second. Motion to approve the resolution: L. Garcia, 2nd: J. Sanchez. Roll Call: A. Biava-yes, A. Baca-yes, M. Menapace-yes, L. Garcia-yes, J. Sanchez-yes, L. Bonaguidi-yes. Approved. Discussion items Alley infrastructure replacement and surface paving project, between 2nd & d 3 Streets and Coal Avenue & Aztec Avenue – update by Interim City Manager. City did not receive any response to the RFQ that it published for the next phase of work in the alley. City has resubmitted the RFQ. City has also asked NM Main Street to extend the time frame for expending funds that had been approved for this Gallup project. Investment Consortium project. Buildings that BID thought would be good prospects for “catalytic projects” are no longer available. Board revised the list of buildings. F. Bee will contact building owners, then discuss with Board. Ride Flight Cruise 2023: all aspects of this event were successful Other Discussion Sign grant application discussion – Tammie Moe has applied for a BID sign grant reimbursement for the restoration of the large neon sign on the north (Rt. 66) side of the Rex Museum. Date for start of work on the project TBD. BID Board approved the design and scope of work provided by Hinkley Signs and Tammi Moe. Reports July 18 – Ride Flight Cruise planning meeting with event coordinator, Dee Santillanes July 18 – Meeting at City of Gallup Planning Office re: building permit for canopies used during Ride Flight Cruise July 21 – Final walk-through review of Ride Flight Cruise event logistics with event managers, Police, Fire, Streets, Parks & Rec Departments, at Walkway July 25 – meeting at Clay Fultz Insurance re: event coverage for Ride Flight Cruise event July 26 – Discussion with New Mexico magazine about Ride Flight Cruise event (PR) July 28 – Meeting with Vince Alonzo at Courthouse Plaza to discuss American Tent installation of canopies for Ride Flight Cruise event. July 28- Meet and Greet, with Bar-B-Que, for car show exhibitors – at Chamber of Commerce parking lot July 29 – Ride Flight Cruise event – all day August 1 – Received check from City of Gallup for transfer of March assessment fee funds August 4 – Meeting in Santa Fe with Keishi Foundation to discuss plan for museum in Gallup dedicated to Zuni art August 8 – City Council work session re: ordinance governing operation of food trucks within Gallup. City staff will examine and update current food vendor ordinance. August 9 – BID Board work session to review lien policy and POV from City Attorney and BID Attorney. Board decided to keep the current policy in effect. A Resolution affirming the policy will be voted on during the August 17, 2023 regular monthly Board meeting. August 10 – Meeting with Ted Gonzales – review of 2023 Car Show, initial planning discussion for 2024 Car Show August 11 – Presentation by web site design firm, with discussion, of layout and images for the Gallup New Deal/WPA Art online virtual museum August 12 – Telephone meeting with Peter Kahn, Keishi Foundation August 12 – Monthly Arts Crawl event – well attended Date of next BID Board meeting – September 21, 2023 Motion to adjourn: J. Sanchez, 2nd: A. Baca