Downtown Development Authority

Board Meeting Packet Contents

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1. July 9, 2008 Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

2. Minutes from June 11, 2008 Board Meeting

3. Status Report

4. DDA Financials – June, 2008

5. DDA Meeting Schedule for July & August, 2008

6. Committee meeting minutes

a. Creating Cool Committee

b. Design Committee

c. Organization Committee

d. Economic Restructuring

7. July Hotstuff

8. June Website Usage Statistics – not available at this time

AGENDA

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at 3:00 p.m.

Council Chambers, City Hall – Midland, Michigan

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of the minutes from the meeting of June 11, 2008

3. Financial Reports from June 2008

4. Reports

a) Design Committee Report

b) Organization Committee Report

c) Economic Restructuring Committee Report

d) Creating Cool Promotions Committee Report

e) Midland Downtown Business Association Report

5. Public Comments

6. Old Business

7. New Business

Adjourn

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WHICH TOOK PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, MIDLAND MICHIGAN

Tony Kulick read Roll Call.

PRESENT: DDA MEMBERS - Jenny Anderson, Bo Brines, Mike Hayes, Jon Lynch, Jack McCandless, Sue Rabbag, Ranny Riecker, Mark Ruhle, Jim Stamas, Claudia Wallin

ABSENT: Paula Liveris, Marty McGuire

Present: STAFF – Tony Kulick, Keith Baker, Margaret Maday, Stephanie Szostak, Daryl Poprave

PRESENT: OTHERS – John Palen (Midland Issues), Cheryl Wade (Midland Daily News)

Wallin called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.

Approval of past meeting minutes.

M/S Riecker / Lynch to approve the May 14, 2008 minutes as presented.

Approved unanimously.

Financial Reports for May 2008.

Maday presented the May 2008 financial statement.

M / S Riecker / to approve the financials as submitted.

Approved unanimously.

Reports.

Creating Cool Committee.

Wallin reported on upcoming downtown events:

June 14 visit by the travel queen

June 14 Highland Festival

June 15 -17 Midwest league All Star Game

Weekly Tunes By the Tridge – Thursday evenings

Weekly Artist Market – Thursday evenings

Weekly Farmers Market – Wednesday and Saturday

Summer of the Dragon Art in Public Places

MCV Summer Solstice Stroll – Saturday June 21, 2008

Fourth of July fire works

b) Design Committee

Anderson reported that the downtown benches are completed and four more have been ordered for the area by the Tridge.

Baker reported that the four additional benched have been fabricated and may be installed next week if it can be coordinated round all the events that will be taking place. He also reported hat the kiosks are due by the end of the month and one additional way finding sign is yet to be installed in front of the “H”.

Szostak reported that all the beds have been planted, hanging baskets installed and large pots placed this year. Her crew will be busy weeding, mowing and keeping the downtown looking good.

Anderson reported that the Riverfront design group will meet July 8, 2008.

c) Organization Committee

Wallen reported that that she had met with Kulick and Baker to give Kulick the history and background of the committee.

d) Economic Restructuring

Hayes reported on properties available for rent, lease or sale in the downtown. He attended Rich Pomeoy’s open house for his new loft apartment and spoke of the high quality of the development.

Hayes reported that the city has released the request for proposals on the housing study. The proposals are due July 1, 2008, it should take 6 – 8 weeks to complete the study.

Hayes reported on the Economic Restructuring meeting yesterday, the committee continued discussing the need for a consultant to help with identifying possible new retail businesses in the downtown. He reported that the Midland is looking in hiring a consultant to identify retail businesses in the city and this is an opportunity to partner with the Chamber.

M / S Hayes / Rieker

The Downtown Development Authority has the role of promoting retail development in the downtown district and funds have been budgeted to develop a retail market analysis for the downtown. The Economic Restructuring Committee has been studying the issue along with the Midland Chamber of Commerce and has recommended that the Downtown Development Authority allocate up to $40,000 to partner with the Chamber to hire a consultant and have a downtown retail market analysis performed.

The Downtown Development Authority allocates up to $40,000 for the purpose of having a downtown market analysis prepared in partnership with the Midland Chamber of Commerce.

Hayes continued on how the analysis will do more that simply identify types of businesses, but will actually provide specific companies and key contact persons in those targeted companies.

Discussion continued on the motion on how analysis will benefit the downtown, how it will provide recognition to the community from regional and national firms that have currently written all of Michigan off for new investment and be more efficient than doing the analysis without partnering.

Motion approved unanimously.

e) Midland Downtown Business Association

Kulick reported on the upcoming events:

Main Street Marketplace – Sidewalk Sales – July 10 – 12

MDBA Annual Dinner July 29

Public Comments

None

Old Business

None

6. Adjourn

M / S Stamas / Hayes

To adjourn the meeting.

Approved unanimously

The meting adjourned at 3:43 p.m.

STATUS REPORT

July 9, 2008 DDA Board of Director’s Meeting

Reports

Design Committee

- Housing Study Update, Keith Baker

- Horticulture Update, Stephanie Szostak

Organization Committee

Economic Restructuring Committee

- Space available downtown

Creating Cool Promotions Committee

- Farmer’s Market, Wednesdays and Saturdays 7 am-12 noon

- Summer Solstice Update

- Tunes by the Tridge, Thursdays 7 pm

- Artist Market, Thursdays 5 pm

- Riverdays, July 17-19

- Thrivent Financial Rocks the Park, July 26

MDBA Report, Patty Aspin

- Main Street Marketplace, July 10-12

- Annual Dinner, July 29

DDA MEETING SCHEDULE

July 2008

July 2......................... Organization Committee....................................................... 3 p.m.

July 8......................... Economic Restructuring Committee - cancelled.............. 3 p.m.

July 9......................... DDA Board Meeting - Council Chambers.......................... 3 p.m.

July 15....................... Creating Cool Promotions Committee....................... 11:30 a.m.

July 22....................... Design Committee................................................................ 3 p.m.

August 2008

August 6.................... Organization Committee....................................................... 3 p.m.

August 12.................. Economic Restructuring Committee................................... 3 p.m.

August 13.................. DDA Board Meeting - Council Chambers.......................... 3 p.m.

August 19.................. Creating Cool Promotions Committee....................... 11:30 a.m.

August 26.................. Design Committee................................................................ 3 p.m.

*All DDA committee meetings are held at the DDA office at 300 Rodd Street, Suite 201 in Downtown Midland unless otherwise noted.