DDA
Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 3 p.m.
MINUTES
Board Members Present: Mike Hayes (Vice Chair), Jenny
Anderson, Bo Brines, Dan Cline, Jon Lynch, Heidi McIvor, Bo Miller, Zach Prior,
Ranny Riecker, Doug Thompson, Claudia Wallin
Board Members Absent: Marty
McGuire (Chair), Mark Ruhle
Staff
Present: Selina Tisdale
Approval of the DDA Minutes
from the meeting of January 11, 2012. Moved: Cline/ Riecker; approved
DDA Executive Director Selina Tisdale
presented the 2011 4th quarter DDA financial statement.
Moved: Riecker/McIvor; approved
DDA Executive Director Selina Tisdale
presented an update on the DDA Boundary Expansion. The process will likely begin at the City
Council level in March and be completed in July.
Committee Reports
a)
Executive Committee – Hayes reported that the
Executive Committee had received an update on the spring planting process,
discussed consolidated refuse collection in the downtown and developed its
2012-13 budget requests.
b)
Economic Sustainability Committee – Hayes reported
that the Economic Sustainability Committee had developed its 2012-13 budget
requests, discussed business inquires made in the downtown and submits for DDA
Board approval one incubator request and one façade request:
Cline moved, Riecker supported the following resolution:
WHEREAS the
Economic Sustainability Committee of the Downtown Development Authority has
reviewed the incubator application submitted by Mary Moore, Serendipity, 181
Ashman Street, and found all information acceptable and in order; now therefore
RESOLVED, that the
Economic Sustainability committee recommends that the Downtown Development
Authority grant the Serendipity incubator request and provide lease subsidy in
the following amounts:
·
$900 /mo. for the
first six months of the program (March 2012 through August ‘12);
·
$594 /mo. for
months seven through 12 of the program (September ‘12 through February ‘13);
·
$306/mo. for
months 13 through 18 of the program (March ‘13 through August ‘13).
Resolution passed
11:0
Riecker moved, Cline
supported the following resolution:
WHEREAS the
Economic Sustainability Committee of the Downtown Development Authority has
reviewed the façade application submitted by Mary Moore, Serendipity, 181
Ashman Street, and found all information acceptable and in order; now therefore
RESOLVED, that
the Economic Sustainability committee recommends the Downtown Development
Authority grant the Serendipity façade matching grant request in the amount of
$750 for a new awning, vinyl signage and power washing the front of the
building.
Resolution passed 11:0
c)
Communications Committee – Wallin reported that a
joint meeting between the MDBA Board and businesses and DDA Communications
Committee is being scheduled to discuss roles and goals of each entity toward
the common betterment of the downtown, that the Midland Daily News and Next
Media have been invited to make presentation on web-based marketing
opportunities available to the DDA and that it had developed its 2012-13 budget
requests.
d)
MDBA – MDBA President Patty Aspin reported on the
success of Holly Jolly Days and Midnight on Main and that the upcoming Deals at
the Diamond event featured 33 vendors and Meet Your Merchants was coming up in
March.
Public comments regarding items that are not on this
agenda
None
New Business
DDA Executive Director Selina Tisdale reported that Friday, February 10
was the deadline for submitting sculpture ideas to the 2012 Summer Sculpture
Series, Sno’Time like Summer Time in Downtown Midland. Sponsorships were also available for those
looking to advertise in the downtown district all summer long. More information about the sculpture series
can be found at downtownmidland.com
Meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
Next meeting is March 14, 2012 at 3 p.m.