Business Improvement District

Gallup BID Board Meeting December 19, 2024, 3 PM, at Rico Motors Minutes Call to order - 3:15 Roll call: Present - Anna Biave, Archie Baca, Joseph Sanchez, Louie Bonaguidi, Linda Garcia, Austin Wallace, Shawn Dowling, Frank Chiapetti. Motion to Approve Agenda: L. Bonaguidi; 2nd: J.Sanchez. Roll call: A. Brava-yes; A Baca-yes; Joseph Sanchez-yes -yes, Louie Bonaguidi, Linda Garcia-yes, Austin Wallace-yes, Shawn Dowling-yes. Approved. Motion to Approve Minutes: A. Baca; 2nd: J.Sanchez. Roll call: A. Brava-yes; A Baca-yes; Joseph Sanchez-yes -yes, Louie Bonaguidi, Linda Garcia-yes, Austin Wallace-yes, Shawn Dowling-yes. Approved. Motion to Approve Monthly Financial Report: L. Garcia; 2nd: S. Dowling. Roll call: A. Brava-yes; A Baca-yes; Joseph Sanchez-yes -yes, Louie Bonaguidi, Linda Garcia-yes, Austin Wallace-yes, Shawn Dowling-yes. Approved. Voting items - 1. Request for BID facade grant reimbursement for purchase and installation of steel gates at the entrance to 221 W. Hwy 66. Cost for materials and installation of security gate at front of building - $4200.00. Reimbursible amount: $3845.60. Motion to approve $3845.60 BID facade grant reimbursement for 221 West Hwy 66: A. Baca; 2nd: S. Dowling. Roll call: A. Brava-yes; A Baca-yes; Joseph Sanchez-yes -yes, Louie Bonaguidi, Linda Garcia-yes, Austin Wallace- yes, Shawn Dowling-yes. Approved. 2. Request for BID sign grant reimbursement to Kestrel Leather, 221 W. Hwy 66 for new signage. Cost for design, fabrication and installation of sign:7564.38. Reimbursement amount: $5000. Motion to approve $5000 BID sign grant reimbursement to Kestrel Leather: A. Baca; 2nd: A. Wallace. Motion to approve BID sign grant reimbursement for Kestrel Leather, 221 West Hwy 66: A. Baca; 2nd: A. Wallace. Roll call: A. Brava-yes; A Baca- yes; Joseph Sanchez-yes -yes, Louie Bonaguidi, Linda Garcia-yes, Austin Wallace-yes, Shawn Dowling-yes. Approved. 3. Motion to memorialize May 16, 2024 BID Executive Director renewal and salary increase, as recorded in Minutes of May 16, 2024 BID Board meeting. Motion to approve: J. Sanchez; 2nd: A. Baca. Roll call: A. Brava-yes; A Baca-yes; Joseph Sanchez-yes -yes, Louie Bonaguidi, Linda Garcia-yes, Austin Wallace-yes, Shawn Dowling-yes. Approved. Discussion items: A motion to Memorialize the number of members on the Gallup BID Board of Directors was discussed. This will be a voting item on the agenda for the regular BID Board meeting to be held in January 2025 Lexington Hotel status - update by City of Gallup: no change in status Former Lowe’s Plaza property - update by City of Gallup: F. Chiapetti stated that DiPauli Engineering had informed City of Gallup that there has been no further movement of the retaining wall since the building condemnation order was issued. Discussions concerning possible remedies are ongoing. Lighted Streetliner project - update by F Bee: waiting to receive the engineering drawings by DiPauli Engineering Coal Avenue Commons 2024 - COG, which received NADO an award for excellence, based on the Coal Avenue Commons Project, is very interested in moving ahead with planning for the next phase of Coal Avenue Commons, i.e. extending the event street one block east of 1st Street along Coal Avenue and one block west of 3d Street along Coal Avenue. gallupARTS and Gallup Main Street Arts & Cultural District may also wish to proceed with this project. Gallup Metropolitan Redevelopment Plan (MRA) and BID Downtown Development concepts & renderings: Gallup BID should move ahead with these concepts, which previously been approved by Gallup City Council and Gallup BID Board of Directors. F. Chiapettti said that City of Gallup also wants to have these projects come to fruition. BID District emergency notification system - F. Bee exploring the feasibility of a system. Coffee With the Director - informational monthly meetings will be held in the El Morro Event Center Annual BID presentation to Council will take place at a Council meeting in January 2025. The date will be determined by City. Other Discussion Activity, by category, July 12, 2024 to October 11, 2024 1. Housing Initiative Restoring Our Communities Program_MFA Housing Innovation Notice of Funding Availability . Housing Innovation Notice of Funding Availability NOFA | MFA Plan for rehab of residential buildings in vicinity of 1st and Hill Streets - meetings with Tina Reames, Architect, Bill Druc, Structural engineer and Huntington Construction re: 201 W. Hwy 66. 2. West end of BID District Meetings with Dynamic Signs about the poles for the lighted Streetliner project / /discussion with pole distributors in Albuquerque Meeting with Marc DiPauli to discuss engineering plan and drawings for lighted Streetliner display Discussion with pole company during October Infrastructure Finance Conference. 3. Beautification/Signage Repaint/replace the painted Welcome portion of the BID’s monuments at gateway locations - work was completed by Dynamic Signs Company. Repaired BID kiosks Sign grant reimbursements to All Tribes Native American art and jewelry store, and to Jason Arsenhault, CPA, for office sign Meeting with Marc DiPauli to discuss engineering plan and drawings for lighted Streetliner display Sign grant and facade applications received from Kestrel Leather, 221 West Rt.66 (property owned by Tony Bonaguidi) Facade improvement discussion with Tony Bonaguidi, re: 228 West Coal Avenue New Mexico Route 66 Centennial Coordination Group Stakeholder Meeting #5 in Grants 4. Security Red Rock Security patrol hired for Arts Crawl, Friday Night Rides events, Annual Ride Flight Cruise event; Bicycle security patrols hired from mid-June until September 4th 5. Events BID provided $2500.00 to Gallup Main Street Arts & Cultural District downtown event marketing reimbursement grant for Levitt AMP Music Concert Series, which takes place monthly at the Courthouse Plaza. 6. Economic Development I-40 Corridor Study Gallup Master Plan Route 66 parking issues and NM DOT Safety Plan With Sherman McCorkle, presented TRC funding request to NM Legislature STTC Committee Meetings with owners of 201 W. Rt 66. Second examination of building with structural engineer Bill Druc and third with architect Tina Reames,. Tina Reames walk-through of Sammy C’s Sports Bar and Pub Indian Jewelry Supply building on East Coal Avenue status update - transfer of building to UNM Foundation delayed by protest of neighboring property owner. 7. Misc Date of next BID Board meeting: January 16, 2025 Motion to adjourn: A. Baca; 2nd: L. Bonaguidi: Roll call: A. Brava-yes; A Baca-yes; Joseph Sanchez-yes -yes, Louie Bonaguidi, Linda Garcia-yes, Austin Wallace-yes, Shawn Dowling-yes. Approved.