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Home My WebLink About12-18-2018 Minutes i_ QR /% CA III[�11111�nu' DOWNTOWN OSHKOSH BID BOARD MINUTES citv fw DiOUffouin December 18, 2018 Oshkosh PRESENT: Megan Lang, Kris Larson, Sandy Prunty,Jim Stapel, Chanda Anderson, David Krumplitsch, Marlo Ambas,James Evans, Benjamin Rennert EXCUSED: David Sparr,Andy Ratchman, Kay Bahr STAFF: Cassie Daniels-BID Manager,Jeffrey Nau-Associate Planner OTHERS: Rob Kleman-Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce, Michelle Schmid-Schultz- Oshkosh Saturday Farmers Market, Frederick Siemers-Leadership Oshkosh/Choice Bank I - CALL TO ORDER Chair Lang called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. and a quorum was declared present. II-APPROVE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20,2018 MEETING There was no discussion on this item. Sandy Prunty motioned to approve the minutes of the November 20, 2018 meeting as presented. Kris Larson seconded the motion which passed unanimously. III-POLICING/TRAFFIC/PARKING ENFORCEMENT ISSUES/SECURITY CAMERA UPDATE No one was present from the Oshkosh Police Department. There was no discussion on this item. IV-APPROVE DECEMBER,2018 MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT/TRANSFER(S) FROM RESERVES Ms. Daniels distributed a revised financial report which corrected an error with the planter maintenance Beautification budget item. Ms. Daniels reported the BID had$14,255 in net proceeds in 2018. She also reported that some budget line items will show as being in the negative,however this is not a concern as 2018 receipts for those line items were deposited to the Reserve Fund as required by the City Finance Department. Ms. Daniels reported there were no transfers required this month. Jim Stapel motioned for approval of December's Financial Report as presented. Kris Larson seconded the motion which passed unanimously. i_ QR /% CA III[�11111�nu' DOWNTOWN OSHKOSH BID BOARD MINUTES citv fw DiOUffouin December 18, 2018 Oshkosh V-BAZAR AFTER DARK EVENT FOR DOWNTOWN OSHKOSH Ms. Anderson reported she attended a brainstorming session in November to discuss possible bazar events. The group had initially thought three bazars would be ideal; one in May on N. Main Street, the second in July on Oregon Street and the third at the Menominee Park Zoo in August. She added Propel Oshkosh will be participating and offered to take over the event in 2020. Ms. Anderson stated that she would like the Main Street Bazar to partner with Gallery Walk and schedule the Oregon Street Bazar to take place during AirVenture,however she would not like it to compete with the night air show. Ms. Lang commented that there may be a problem with shutting down Oregon Street during AirVenture. Mr. Larson added Acee Deucee and other bars should be notified to make sure they do not have any issues with shutting down Oregon Street. VI-GRANTS FOR BUMP OUTS (LANG) Ms. Lang said she wants to have a meeting in January to discuss various beautification-related items and possibly apply for grants from the Oshkosh Community Foundation. Ms. Anderson commented the trees at the Convention Center looked fabulous and would cost approximately $1,000 per tree including the lights. Mr. Stapel asked if the lights could be left up all year. Ms. Lang responded that is a possibility but would require more maintenance. Ms. Lang asked Ms. Anderson who installed the lights at the Convention Center. Ms. Anderson responded Serwas Window Cleaning installed the lights. Ms. Anderson added if the BID were to light the trees year-round, a decision would have to be made to use the warm white or blue LEDs. VII-BID MANAGER AND BID COMMITTEE REPORTS BID Manager Daniels presented a summary of her activities over the past month as outlined in the BID Manager's report, included in the BID packet. Highlights include: • Prepared the BID Partner Package to allow businesses outside of the BID to partake in BID opportunities. • The date for the 2019 Holiday Parade will be Thursday, November 14, 2019. • A spring banner sponsor is still needed. The cost is$4,500 for a three-year contract. • Almost 400 Gift Cards were sold so far in 2018 which is over double from last year. • Most of the Holiday Passports have been distributed. • Will be meeting with Ms. Lang, Mr. Larson and Stellar Blue to discuss promotion via Social Media. i" QR /% CA III[�11111�nu' DOWNTOWN OSHKOSH BID BOARD MINUTES citv fV DiOUffouin December 18, 2018 Oshkosh Ms. Lang asked how the new website is going. Ms. Daniels responded there have been a few minor issues. Candeo Creative has been very fast to respond and has not charged the BID for the technical assistance. Maintenance of the website is very easy now that there is no coding required. VIII-OTHER BUSINESS Chair Lang asked the Board if there was any interest in holding an annual reception. Ms. Prunty responded that the people who attended a few years ago like it but attendance was low. Ms. Lang said that maybe something can be planned for March or April and could be discussed later. IX-IDENTIFICATION OF AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE JANUARY 15,2019 MEETING • Bump-outs X-ADJOURNMENT With there being no further business,Jim Stapel moved for the meeting to be adjourned at 8:32 a.m. Kris Larson seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Respectfully Submitted, Jeffrey Nau Associate Planner Planning Services Division