January 2024 BID Meeting Minutes
MONTHLY BID MEETING
(January 16th, 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
- Minutes Approval from December 19th, 2023
- Alex motioned to approve
- Rajiv Second
- Citizens’ Comments
- 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 4th – Brit , Sharon, Gus
- State of Downtown – March 14th, 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
- 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.
- Committees Comments
- Outreach & Retention – Donny can co- chair with Dave Strash –
- Streets & Beautification –
- Events & Promotions –
- New Items of Business
- Friendship Park Events
- Brit create letter from BID about closed boarded up business.
- Monica Christian, High End Designer – 7th 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
- Next Meeting/Agenda
- ADJOURNMENT
- Rajiv motioned
- Gus
Dates to Know
January 16th– BID Meeting
January 27th – Snow Days
February 4th – Mayoral Round Table
February 20th – BID Meeting
March 14th – State of Downtown