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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutesDOWNTOWN OSHKOSH BID BOARD MINUTES February 16, 2010 PRESENT: David Sparr, Megan Lang, Jeff Jahnke, Melody Wollangk, Jim Stapel, Mike Russell EXCUSED: Candace Pearson, Kurt Koeppler, Todd Cummings, David Hetzel STAFF: Maureen Lasky, Jeffrey Nau OTHERS: Rob Kleman - OAEDC, Matt Kroening — OPD, Jon Urben — Director of General Services, Chris Strong — Oshkosh Transit Director I - CALL TO ORDER Chair David Sparr called the meeting to order and a quorum was declared present. II - MINUTES OF JANUARY 19 MEETING Jeff Jahnke moved for approval of the January 19 minutes as presented. Megan Lang seconded the motion which passed unanimously. III - POLICING /TRAFFIC/PARKING ISSUES Matt Kroening reported that the Oshkosh Police Department arrested the person responsible for spraying graffiti behind the East 400 Block of N. Main Street. Discussion followed on who was responsible for removal on City property. Mr. Nau reported that Chris Strong was directed by the City Manager to have graffiti removed in City -owned parking lots. A question was raised on how long property owners had to remove graffiti, staff believed it was seven days but would verify (Oshkosh Municipal Code, Section 17 -37(E) states that graffiti shall be removed within 15 days after notification from the Oshkosh Police Department). VII — N. MAIN STREET — 2010 RECONSTRUCTION ADVERTISING PROPOSALS (There was a possibility of losing quorum so staff requested this item be moved up in the agenda since this item required BID Board action.) Maureen Lasky presented a proposal for an advertising matching grant program for BID businesses for the 2010 N. Main Street reconstruction. Mrs. Lasky explained that the BID and local advertisers would match business advertising dollar for dollar, so in essence, every dollar a business invests in this program results in three dollars towards advertising. Mrs. Lasky stated the BID will partner up with local advertisers including the Oshkosh Northwestern, 104.3 Chuck FM and 95.9 Kiss FM. Mrs. Lasky is requesting that the BID approve $5,000 to be used for this program. Funding will be supplied from carryover from the 2009 budget. Applications will be sent to area businesses interested in participating in this program. Discussion followed that participating businesses should be required to have a "plug" for the BID in whatever media is used. Jim Stapel moved approval for $5,000 from 2009 carryover be used for the 2010 Advertising Matching Grant Program. Melody Wollangk seconded the motion which passed unanimously. IV — MARKET STREET CLOSURE UPDATE / 2010 N. MAIN STREET RECONSTRUCTION Director of General Services Jon Urben informed the Board that Market Street will be open to vehicle traffic by the end of February. The north sidewalk will remain closed to pedestrian traffic until gutter work is completed on the Grand Opera House sometime in March. DOWNTOWN OSHKOSH BID BOARD MINUTES February 16, 2010 V — MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT Mrs. Lasky reported that $15,192.38 will be carried over from the 2009 budget and the BID has a future reserve of $72,239.57. From the reserve, $10,100 will be paid to Blue Door Consulting, and $5,000 was just approved for the matching advertising grant program. Extra items such as bike racks, trash cans and benches for N. Main Street will be paid for with monies from the reserve fund. Jim Stapel moved approval of the financial report. Mike Russell seconded the motion which passed unanimously. VI - BID MANAGER AND SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS 2010 Intern Mrs. Lasky introduced Hilary Simon who will be her intern for the summer of 2010. Her duties will be to assist the BID Manager with various projects during the N. Main Street reconstruction. BID Marketing Consortium The Marketing Consortium has been giving PowerPoint presentations about the N. Main Street reconstruction to various organizations throughout the City. To date, six presentations have been given and an additional two scheduled the week of February 14 Recruitment Fund Grant Committee The RFG application is now available online at the Downtown Oshkosh website. Parking Committee BID Manager Lasky reported that City Manager Rohloff received a letter from the BID supporting acquisition of the former King Clift car lot for use as a public parking lot. Additionally, Mrs. Lasky stated that the OAEDC Board also recommended approval of the proposed parking lot. She will keep the BID informed as more information becomes available. 2009 Annual Report Mrs. Lasky distributed the 2009 BID Annual report which lists accomplishments and events held by the BID in 2009. The report will be available online at the Downtown Oshkosh website. Tree Grate Design Mrs. Lasky has contacted the winning artist and he is happy to work with the BID to modify the design based on comments received from BID members. BID Database Work is continuing on a master database of BID properties. Information collected includes contact information, phone numbers, email addresses, tenants, etc. Oshkosh Business Expo Mrs. Lasky reported that she made over 30 contacts at the expo and distributed Main Street Max flyers. 2010 Main Street Reconstruction Mrs. Lasky has been in contact with Vinton Construction who is the general contractor for the N. Main Street reconstruction. Vinton's field office will be located at Mainview Apartments and will be the location of weekly construction meetings. 2 DOWNTOWN OSHKOSH BID BOARD MINUTES February 16, 2010 Downtown Dish A new Downtown Dish has been recorded featuring the N. Main Street reconstruction/ground breaking event and Crescent Moon. Tool Kit Update Tool kits went to print and will be available the week of February 21s DOT Groundbreaking Event Groundbreaking event will be held at 5:30 on March 15 at the Oshkosh Convention Center before the City's State of the City event. 2010 Construction Signage Mrs. Lasky is working with the DOT and Transit Department for placement of signage directing visitors to the Downtown during construction. VIII - ITEMS FOR MARCH, 2010 MEETING • King Clift Lot update • Main Street reconstruction update • Matching advertising grant program update ADJOURNMENT With there being no further business, Melody Wollangk moved the meeting be adjourned. Jim Stapel seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Respectfully Submitted, Jeffrey Nau Associate Planner 3