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BID Manager Report
April 2013
Priorities for the Month:
Monitor our BID intern
Distribute 2013 directories to downtown merchants
Add hours of businesses to downtown website
Complete hotel write up for the website
Upload Hotel & CVB write up for website
Distribute block captain brochure & parking pamphlet/pass information
Send out email of road closures and advertising opportunities to mass email list
Put together April’s monthly gift card promotion and featured business participant
Develop and send the monthly newsletter
Continue to promote Destination Downtown
Send out letter to City Council members
Committee Reports:
Marketing Consortium
Sent out prior minutes and agenda
Events
Met with Sandy for planning of Destination Downtown
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Met with possible vendor for Destination Downtown
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Added Destination Downtown to the website & social media sites
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Beautification
Reviewed billing for new contractor for contracted services
Held a beautification meeting
Set up beautification meeting for the end of April
Helped remove boughs from downtown planters
Block Captain
Block captains picked up materials to be distributed
Recruitment Fund Grant
Met/Discussed with 1 prospect interested in locating their business Downtown or opening
a new business Downtown, that will need financial assistance
Met with Matt from Blue Door to discuss design & content options for a recruitment
package
Other Highlights
Attended the State of the City address
Guest on the WOSH radio show: Taking Care of Business with Rob Kleman
Radio interview on WOSH in regards to daily parking passes
WBAY & FOX11 interview in regards to daily parking passes
Met with Jason Crooks of the Ground Round at Rivers Edge to discuss the gift card
program
Attended Special Permit meeting
Gave downtown update to OAEDC advisory council
Met with organizers of the Gus Macker tournament
Other Projects that continue to be 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
Put together a retention grant for 2014