IF Downtown Development Corporation (IFDDC)

Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corp. board meeting was held November 6, 2018 in the Syringa Networks Board Room (460 Park Ave) at 8:30am Attendance: Brandi Newton, Greg Crockett, Jill Hansen, Derek Christiansen, Kevin Cutler, Tasha Taylor, Antonio Meza, Kevin Josephson, Jake Durtschi, Lisa Farris, Brent McLane, Chip Schwarze and Mark Munoz Staff: Catherine Smith Minutes for October 2, 2018 were reviewed – Shanon Taylor had one correction to replace the word “minutes” with financials in the financial report. Shanon motioned they be approved; Jill seconded and board approved Financial report – Shanon Taylor gave the financial report. October is the first month of the fiscal year. The financials include some fundraising from OktoberFest and the BID payment of $25,000 was received. An audit of $1,500 was an expense. Shanon motioned they be approved; Brandi seconded and board approved. Director’s Report – Catherine reviewed the financials from OktoberFest and FallBrew. OktoberFest net $4K and FallBrew will make a profit, but we don’t have all the numbers finalized yet. Entertainment is an expense we can’t avoid but having good entertainment is important to the success of the events. The Zombie Pub Crawl was a great success. We earned $1300 on the event. We need to tweak the event a bit to tie IFDDC to that event a bit so we can raise more dollars with coupon sales. Catherine reported that IFRA is moving forward on the projects approved by the board for $945,000. The agreement for the Broadway streetscape is being executed between Public Works and IFRA. The corners will be granted between IFDDC and IFRA. We will set up a checking account specific for these funds to keep the project separate from the operations budget. A process for Construction Permit Parking was presented to the City Council in a work session. There are some reviews to be done with Randy Fife (city attorney) and will then be presented to City Council. The Construction Permit Parking will be processed through the Community Development Services Department. IFDDC is collaborating with the city this year to create a “Santa’s Village” in Civitan Plaza. In the last month we announced the completion of the ACLU Mural project on the Channel Blend building. The feedback from the deaf community was mixed with some of the community very upset with the application of their language used in an art piece. After multiple conversations it was decided by the local committee and ACLU of Idaho to leave the mural as is and install a plaque to explain the purpose and content of the art. Brandi Newton added in that altering public art is a slippery slope and art creates emotions, both good and bad. There was more discussion to send Kelly Sheridan, the artist, flowers and ensure she feels supported. Catherine also reported that we are currently collecting bids for snow removal this winter. Lisa – The 2018 funds are available with $55,000. 30% of the total budget is earmarked for ‘slum & blight’ and that is the area our funding comes from. Meeting was adjourned at 9:30am. Our next board meeting will be held December 6, 2018. Respectfully submitted by Kevin Josephson, IFDDC secretary and Catherine Smith