January 2024 BID Meeting Minutes

MONTHLY BID MEETING

(January 16^th, 2024)

WYNDHAM GARDEN KENOSHA HARBORSIDE

5125 6th Ave, Kenosha WI 53140

 

CALL TO ORDER 8:32AM

ROLL CALL

Executive Committee: Chairperson Brit Windel, Vice Chairperson Alex Kudrna,  Treasurer Rajiv Sigh, Secretary Jeanette Kelly
Board Members Present: Brett Bjorn, Kevin Ervin, Rob Gresoviak,  Maria Caravati via phone, Gus Harris, Mark Wistar, Sharon Rossow
Non-Voting Members: Dennis DuChene, Laura Gregorski, Donny Stancato,  Alderman Bill Siel, Dave Strash

 

1. Minutes­­ Approval from December 19^th, 2023
   • Alex motioned to approve
   • Rajiv Second

 

2. Citizens’ Comments

 

3. Director Comments

• Updates from the Chairman
  • Camera Update – affirmed for three FLOCK cameras – 20,000 budget and price has increased – raised the price and need to change the cameras from 3 to 2 cameras.
  • Readdress the committees – reminder who is on the each committee –
  • Candidate Panel Roundtable February 4^{th –} Brit , Sharon, Gus
  • State of Downtown – March 14^th, 5pm-7pm, Stella, Michael, GM, Videography, Annual Report, No Q&A, Relaunching of the Façade Program – Will the city be interested in sponsoring the Façade program for downtown businesses like Racine BID does?

 

• Facade Program Update- Matt Monroe is good to go, how to distribute the funds, Need to have 2 from the board, need to have perimeters,
• Will the city be interested in sponsoring the Façade program for downtown businesses like Racine BID does?

 

• Treasurer Report

 

• Having a separate bank account to have for the façade program,

 

• Need to Pay Visit Program, Flock Cameras, Brett will be part of the Flock committee

 

4. Marketing Updates

• New board members added, need terms list – to the Website
• Bylaws added to website
• Pulse survey in current business newsletter
• Downtown Magazine – submitting editorial, no changes to layout – Reaching out to Carmichael Communications to establish a point person
• Downtown Map – sample pocket map to show, or sheets? – tear off sheet maps?
• Lattes with Law – Working on plan for quarterly events in 2024
  Board members willing to help “staff” –
• (March) Buzz, (June) Anna’s, (September) BLAKCoffee and (December) East View?
• State of the Downtown Annual Meeting 3/14, The Stella – program planning, who is speaking? –
• Annual Report, who will compile materials and do layout?
• Committee for new BID business event? Need to start planning early.

 

5. Committees Comments

• Outreach & Retention – Donny can co- chair with Dave Strash –
• Streets & Beautification –
• Events & Promotions –

 

6. New Items of Business

• Friendship Park Events
• Brit create letter from BID about closed boarded up business.
• Monica Christian, High End Designer – 7^th ave across Democratic
• Car Source Closed – car lots are emptying
• Parks and Streets – Flower pots getting removed one by one
• Flower Project – Water Sourcing, could save $5,000, Metered Water Supply at City Hall
• Graffiti Removal on the Rhode

7. Next Meeting/Agenda

 

8. ADJOURNMENT  

 

9. Rajiv motioned

 

10. Gus

 

Dates to Know

January 16^th– BID Meeting

January 27^th – Snow Days

February 4^th – Mayoral Round Table

February 20^th – BID Meeting

March 14^th – State of Downtown