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July 2020
Priorities for the Month:
• Planned second Virtual Shop Hop event (July 16`�' 6-8pm)
• Planned alternative to Chalk Walk — `The Magnificent 12' (August 1") and Chalk the State in
partnership with the Paine Art Center (July 25"' & 26`")
• Posted on social media 5+ times per week
• Starting social media giveaway campaign
• Creating Downtown Historic Walking Tour
• Continue email template to be sent out on a monthly basis to property/business owners
• Change message on interchangeable sign
• Continuous website updates
• Participate in weekly Community Partner Update with Oshkosh community leaders every
Wednesday
• Worked with Walter and intern from AETSTCS to complete a website assessment and action items
to improve downtown site
• Communicated with business owners and tenants about Gull Mitigation Project — project
completed for 2020 June 18th
• AEISIC Interns will assist with set up of Strategic Plan committee structure in SharePoint
• Reconcile gift card account every Friday
• Develop and send the monthly newsletter
• Put all advertising medias in place for the month & invoiced businesses for reimbursement
(buses, billboards, directory ads, banners)
Committee Reports:
Marketing Consortium
o Put together the monthly agenda
o Sent out prior minutes and agenda
o Attended monthly meeting
Beautification/Retention Grant/Mural Grant
o Beautification
o Flowers were planted: discuss Hrnak's invoice
o No July meeting, next meeting will be in August
o Received donation from OACF to be used for holiday lights/decor
o Retention Grant
o No pending applications
o Recruitment Grant
o No pending applications
o Mural Grant
o No pending applications
Holiday Parade
• Working on finding sponsors
• Are we still on for 2020?
Store Closings/Openings
Closings:
• Oak's Candy (Waugoo location)
■ Backlot Comedy Club
■ ArtSpot
Openings:
■ Turquoise Door
■ Tempo Music Studio & Art Gallery
Other Highlights/Projects
Completed Strategic Plan for BID Board final review and approval
Participated in conversations with OACF, United Way, ADVOCAP and other community
leaders about downtown homeless population
Establish chairs of each new BID committee and monthly meeting times
■ Complete project charters for each committee