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- Call to Order
- 8:04 am via Zoom
- Board and Staff Present: Megan, Gary, Anita, Brian, Karin, Kallie, John, Bryan and Tracey
- Guests: Jon Gaiter
- Additions to or deletions from the agenda
- Updated error on item 1A – Changed March to April
- Addition of DOLA update – Item 4C
- Conflicts of interest
- None
- Consent Agenda (seeking motion to approve) (3 minutes)
- Approval of Minutes from last meeting (April, 2020) (see attached)
- Financial Report (see attached)
- Committee reports and Director’s report (see attached)
Gary moves to approve Consent Agenda; John Seconds. Motion passes unanimously.
- Well-o-Rama (5 minutes)
- Kallie is working with the committee, Chris K (music booking) and Overland Sertoma to cut costs.
- As of now, planning to make a final decision on the event around June 15th.
- One request from the committee includes to allow local businesses to host a free vendor booth instead of some of the other sponsorship benefits.
- Strategic Plan – Survey from Matt Ashby (5 minutes)
- In an interest of saving time and being more efficient, Matt Ashby and Ayers Associates have created a survey regarding the direction our strategic plan. Kallie will be sending that survey today (5/18) and requests that all the directors please complete within a week.
- Directors Update (10 minutes)
- Some of the current things going on: Show Your Mask Challenge, Serve 6.8 fundraiser, Virtual Business Think Tank Networking Event on 5/29, Window Decorating in June and the new mural unveiling on 5/22.
- Reminder for May 22nd Meeting
- The May 22nd meeting was a misunderstanding. Please disregard.
- NoCo Recovers Board
- Kallie is requesting that the board consider allowing her to join the NoCo Recovers board as the current appointee, Michelle Vance, will be leaving her position on June 1.
- Anita will check in with Kelly Houghteling regarding the process of that appointment. Overall, the board agrees that Kallie would be a good fit for that temporary board.
- DOLA Update
- Kallie presented some recent updates from DOLA including:
- Mini grant funding available on a 5-year contract basis. Should we request more than the allotted $5k per year, we will need to ensure good standing through that yearly funding. For example, should we request $15k in 1 year, we would need to be in good standing for 3 years, otherwise those funds would need to be repaid.
- Scholarship funding available on a 5-year contract basis, similar to mini grant funding.
- Kallie presented some recent updates from DOLA including:
- Guest Questions
- Jon Gaiter, Town of Wellington Trustee had the following questions/comments for the board:
- How can we help encourage downtown residents to spruce up their properties?
- As a program, we have talked about potentially doing something along the lines of a competition or incentive program.
- Tracey mentioned potentially getting youth involved; maybe through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County.
- Karin (design committee) and Jon are going to connect about next steps.
- How can we help encourage downtown residents to spruce up their properties?
- Jon runs a weekly podcast on his Trustee Facebook page and is interested in partnering with local businesses. He’d like a way to connect with the local businesses and have them join him on a podcast. Can Main Streets help facilitate that connection?
- This would be something that the Promotions committee could help facilitate. Megan will get on the agenda for Wednesday’s committee meeting (5/20)
- Jon is also encouraged to work with the Chamber as their footprint includes all of Wellington.
- Jon Gaiter, Town of Wellington Trustee had the following questions/comments for the board:
- Adjourn
- Megan moves to adjourn at 8:41am. John seconds. Motion passes unanimously.
- Anita moves into Executive Session at 8:41am. Executive Session adjourns at 9:04am.