Wednesday, March 9, 2011

CID Board Vacancy

The Downtown Community Improvement District Board of Directors is seeking a new representative to serve on the 15 member Board of Directors. The term limit is not specified and will be determined at a later time.

To qualify, you must either (1) Own a business downtown*, (2) Own a property downtown*, (3) Be an official representative of a downtown* business or property owner, or (4) Be a current resident of downtown*

*'downtown' refers to the area currently located within the SBD boundaries.


Applications are available through The District office, upon request. The deadline for all applications is March 29, at 5:00pm.

To receive an application,
or if you have questions contact us at The District (573) 442-6816 or info@discoverthedistrict.com

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Short Street Garage/Parking Rates

At today's SBD meeting, the board will be addressing the issue of the Short Street garage and the possible increase in city parking rates.  The meeting will be at 4:00 pm today at 11 S. Tenth St.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

SBD/CID Agenda

AGENDA
Columbia Special Business District
Downtown Community Improvement District
Board of Directors Meeting
March 8, 2011, 4 p.m.
11 South Tenth Street

Call to Order

Welcome Guests

Approval of the February Minutes (SBD)

Financial Report (SBD)

Police Report

Committee Reports
Nominating Committee – Danuser/Moore/King

Old Business

New Business

1. CID Items:

a. Waiver of Notice of Meeting and Assurance of Quorum.

b. Resolution No. 2011-1 ratifying the terms and conditions of the Petition filed with the City of Columbia, Missouri and Ordinance No. 20866 dated February 7, 2011;

c. Resolution No. 2011-2 approving the minutes of the meeting of the Directors held February 8, 2011;

d. Resolution No. 20011-3 adopting the Bylaws for the governance of the District;

e. Resolution No. 2011-4 to authorize and approve the District to obtain Directors, Officers, and Corporation Indemnification Insurance; (recommend tabling)

f. Resolution No. 2011-5 to approve a conflict of interest policy for the District's Directors;

g. Resolution No. 2011-6 to approve the fiscal year of the District to be October 1 to September 30;

h. Resolution No. 2011-7 to authorize the employment of legal counsel;

i. Resolution No. 2011-8 to approve and adopt a Sunshine Law Policy;

j. Resolution No. 2011-9 to authorize an agreement with the Special Business District regarding funding of Community Improvement Projects; (recommend tabling)

k. Resolution No. 2011-10 to approve and adopt competitive bidding procedures;

l. Resolution No. 2011-11 to approve the budget for the fiscal year October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011;

m. Resolution No. 2011-12 to authorize and approve Gerding, Korte & Chitwood to provide accounting services to the District;

n. Resolution No. 2011-13 to approve a successor director to submit to the Mayor for appointment to the board; (recommend tabling)

o. Resolution No. 2011-14 to authorize the Executive Director to proceed with all necessary actions related to Community Improvement Projects;

p. Resolution No. 2011-15 to approve and adopt personnel manual;

q. Resolution No. 2011-16 establishing the next Board of Directors' meeting;


2. CID Committee assignments

3. Short Street Parking Garage – review and vote


Director’s Report
Boone County Cooperation
IDA Conference


City Update

Public Comment

Adjournment

Next meeting will be April 12, 4:00 p.m.

Monday, February 21, 2011

CID Nominating Committee Agenda

AGENDA
Downtown Community Improvement District
Nominating Committee Meeting
February 24, 2011, 10 a.m.
The Blue Note, 19 N. Ninth St.


Call to Order

Nomination for officers
Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer

Discussion

Public Comment

Adjournment

Downtown Leadership Council Agenda

Downtown Columbia Leadership Council
February 22, 2011, 4:00 p.m.
City Hall New Addition
701 E. Broadway, Conference Room 2A

Agenda

1. Welcome/Introduce guests

2. Approval of January 25, 2011 meeting minutes

3. Charrette Report DLC Recommendations
a. Council Work Session
b. Coordinate public amenities with private development
c. Downtown Development entity – examples

4. Future TIF projects design review process

5. Proposed Short Street parking garage – examples from other cities

6. Historic Preservation Commission awards

7. Other items

8. Public comment

9. Next meeting – March 22, 2011

10. Adjourn

Friday, February 18, 2011

Avenue of the Columns Update

In 2003, several property owners along Eighth Street came together to see what they could do to beautify the street. The goal was to make the street more vital, more central to the downtown area.  Sidewalk treatments, landscaping and lighting were discussed as were efforts to increase development in the area.

Steps have been taken along these lines. The block between Cherry and Broadway is showing a lot of promise, with the addition of restaurant and wine bar Bleu and the approval of the Tiger Hotel redevelopment.  And the new City Hall addition, public plaza construction and the re-landscaping of the Landmark Bank parking lot has truly enhanced the block to the north.



On Monday night, the City Council takes the next step in this beautification process--the reconstruction of the Eighth and Broadway intersection. As you know, the NW corner has already been completed. Now, the other three corners will be improved. These improvements will be funded by the four property owners on this intersection, one of which is the city.

This resolution will also set a public hearing on the project for Monday, March 7 at 7 pm in City Hall.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Signal work at 8th and Broadway

On Wednesday, February 16, the signal lights at the intersection of 8th and Broadway near City Hall will be down temporarily while a new signal cabinet is being installed. This work will result in temporary all-way controlled stops at this intersection for most of the day Wednesday. Power to the signals should be back to the signals late Wednesday. Motorists and pedestrians are urged to exercise extreme caution when in the work zone and use an alternate route when possible. If you work downtown or expect to be in the area on Wednesday, please be aware of possible traffic delays.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Public Communications Grant

The City's Public Communications Resource Advisory Committee will soon be accepting applications for a grant. The purpose of the funding is to award contracts to entities for projects that will expand or enhance communication among citizens as well as city officials on issues of importance to the citizens of Columbia.

Eligible applicants include:
1) Single not-for-profit entities, government agencies or educational institutions
2) Partnerships of public communications type entities
3) Partners of a single public communications entities and other related entities such as schools, social services agencies, libraries, museums, etc.

For more details visit www.gocolumbiamo.com under "Featured Information."

2011 Retail Events

Below are tentative dates for this year's major retail events. Please let us know right away if we've got a major scheduling conflict that we may have missed.

Wednesday, March 16, 6ish - Retail Mixer
Friday, April 29, 5-8 pm - Spring Shop Hop
July 28 through the weekend (Sat or Sun.) - Dog Day Sidewalk Sale
Friday, November 4, 5-8 pm - Fall Shop Hop
Friday, December 2, 6-8 pm - Living Windows Festival

Thanks for your help!

Friday, February 4, 2011

Joint SBD/CID Meeting

AGENDA
Columbia Special Business District
Downtown Community Improvement District
Joint Board of Directors Meeting
February 8, 2011, 4 p.m.
11 South Tenth Street

Call to Order

Welcome Guests
CID Board, CCA Board introductions
Teresa Maledy and Tim Rich – United Way

Approval of the January Minutes

Financial Report
Approval of January Financials

Presentation
United Way

Police Update

Committee Reports
Downtown Leadership Council – Wilkerson
CID Marketing Committee – Keltner, Kelley, Klenke

Old Business

New Business
CID Transition
Roles and duties of each board
How the boards will interact
Other logistics/housekeeping

Director’s Report

City Update

Adjournment

Next meeting will be March 8, 4:00 p.m.


Note: 
CID Board participation will be contingent on Council approval of the CID on Monday, Feb. 7.
The CCA Board will also be present to discuss transition.