PBIA Advisory Board

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia WA 98501 PBIA Advisory Board Contact: Mark Rentfrow 360.570.3798 Thursday, January 12, 2017 6:00 PM 407 Columbia St SW, Olympia - The Mark Restaurant Special Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Corso called the meeting to order at 6:12 p.m. 1.A ROLL CALL Present: 10 - Chair Mary Corso, Vice Chair Connie Phegley, Boardmember Jacob David, Boardmember Janis Dean, Boardmember Audrey Henley, Boardmember Bobbi Kerr, Boardmember Kim Murillo, Boardmember David Rauh, Boardmember Nathan Rocker and Boardmember Sunday Williams Excused: 4 - Boardmember Alana Carr, Boardmember Sheila Irish, Boardmember Jeffrey Trinin and Boardmember Daniel Vining OTHERS PRESENT Olympia Mayor Cheryl Selby, Mayor Pro Tem Nathaniel Jones and Councilmember Julie Hankins Downtown Ambassadors Teal and Katherine Olympia Police Department Lieutenant Costello Batdorff and Bronson & ODA President, Dave Watson 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.A 17-0046 Approval of November, 2016 Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS City of Olympia Page 1 PBIA Advisory Board Meeting Minutes January 12, 2017 Chair Corso announced the Girls Night Out event will be May 12-13, 2017. Chair Corso announced there will be an Open House briefing on the draft for the Downtown Strategy. This will take place on Monday - February 6, 2017 from 5:00 to 6:30 at City Hall Council Chambers. Staff Liaison Mark Rentfrow introduced two new business owners that arrived during the meeting. Blen Davidson and Sam Garr are the new owners of Noping the Shop on 4th Avenue, Thurston County’s only skateboard shop. Chair Corso announced there are two open positions on the PBIA Board. 6. BUSINESS ITEMS Mr. Watson spoke about the ODA and the upcoming year's plans. They will be reaching out to the PBIA to ensure an effective collaboration. The ODA annual meeting will be on January 30, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. located at the Washington Center. There was a brief discussion regarding the new restroom that will be installed at the Artesian Commons Park within next month or two. Officer Costello presented a staffing update and downtown activity. 7. REPORTS Boardmember Phegley reported on the work the Clean and Safe Committee worked on over the past year: · Discussions regarding downtown evening police walking patrol · Close contact with the Downtown Ambassadors · Provided brooms and dustpans · Working on new design for the cigarette butt containers · Additional alley cleanings · Music program at the Artesian Commons Park · Meetings with the bar owners regarding positive message · New murals were installed · Late night bus route discussions continue with Intercity Transit Boardmember Dean reported on the work the Marketing Committee worked on over the past year: · Twinklefest holiday event - winner of the contest was Spider Monkey Tattoo · Flower baskets · Sponsored: · Girls Night Out · Capitol City Pride Festival · Nisqually Canoe Journey · Halloween Trick or Treat event City of Olympia Page 2 PBIA Advisory Board Meeting Minutes January 12, 2017 · Cinema advertising Boardmember Murillo reported on the PBIA website and the Ambassadors Instagram photos which are linked to the website. The Ambassadors provided a written 2016 report from the Ambassadors, The Welcome Center and the Clean Team. 8. OTHER TOPICS- None 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. City of Olympia Page 3