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BID Manager Report
February 2013
Priorities for the Month:
Train and monitor BID intern; put together semester goal list for tasks to be completed
Update Downtown Directory for 2013
Gather information for hotel write up for our website
Update all website information for 2013; as well as added events
Put in place all advertising medias for the month, as well as billing information
Research parking campaigns
Send out email of road closures and advertising opportunities to mass email list
Put together February’s monthly gift card promotion and featured business participant
Develop and send the monthly newsletter
See over and help promote the Heart of Winter Celebration
Committee Reports:
Marketing Consortium
Sent out prior minutes and agenda
Collected 2013 membership fees
Events
Promoted the Heart of Winter through social media, buses, print, and billboard
Helped acquire materials out of the storage unit for the Heart of Winter Celebration
Attended the Heart of Winter Celebration
Beautification
Reviewed billing for new contractor for contracted services
Ordered more winter banners
Met with the new contractor for hanging of the banners and taking down of the lights in
Opera House Square
No official beautification meeting was held
Block Captain
Scheduled a meeting to put together the spring 2013 informational brochure to be given
to all downtown businesses
Recruitment Fund Grant
Met/Discussed with 5 prospects interested in opening a business Downtown, that may
also need financial assistance
Other Highlights
Presented an update of the BID at the OAEDC Advisory Council
Attended AM Oshkosh at Salon Mode
Attended Special Permit meeting
Met with Chris Strong in regards to parking issues downtown
Met with Matt & Kris in regards to the event feed
Helped mentor the youth who participated in Youth Leadership Oshkosh Government
Day
Other Projects in the Works
Work with Cornerstone and downtown business owners to get more downtown gift card
participants
Put together a new Request for Proposal document together for the 2014 year