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Home My WebLink AboutBID Manager's Report BID Manager Report June 2013 Priorities for the Month: Continue to distribute 2013 directories  Continue to update/ make changes to downtown website  Put together promotional piece for Gus Macker welcome bags  Send out email of road closures and advertising opportunities to mass email list  Put together June’s monthly gift card promotion and featured business participant  Develop and send the monthly newsletter  Work with Blue Door on new recruitment piece  Put together quarterly article for the Scene newspaper  Committee Reports: Marketing Consortium Sent out prior minutes and agenda  Beautification Reviewed billing for our contracted services contractor  Put together beautification agenda for monthly meeting  Held our monthly beautification meeting  Met with Public Works Dept. downtown in regards to bike rack placements on 2 different  occasions Met with Forestry Dept. to move 3 pots to new locations  Met with contractor for monthly update on landscaping priorities  Recruitment Put together minutes for 2 RFG meetings  Put together letters of agreement and personal guarantees for 2 approved RFG’s  Held 1 RFG meeting  Met with 2 other potential RFG applicants  Other Highlights Attended Gus Macker & the first summer Saturday Farmers Market  Attended Business After Hours at the Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel  Attended Special Permit meeting  Gave downtown update to the Chamber of Commerce Advisory Council  Attended a public meeting with the City planning dept. & UW Extension at the  Convention Center in regards to the business needs survey Other Projects that continue to be in the works Continuing to work with Cornerstone and downtown business owners to get more  Just recently added are Caramel Crisp & Ground downtown gift card participants: Round Put together RFG checklist  Target specific businesses for recruitment that fit the wish list  Put together a new Request for Proposal document together for the 2014 year (will be  completed by July) Put together a retention grant information for 2014 (will bring to BID Board in July) 