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Downtown Muskegon Business Improvement District
Meeting Agenda
Aug. 1, 2016
380 Western Ave., Suite 202 Muskegon, MI at 4 PM
1) Call to Order
2) Consent Agenda
a) Approval of Agenda
3) Public Comment (on an agenda item)
4) Unfinished Business
a) Continuation from the July 25, 2016 meeting of the consideration of a proposal for
extension of the BID beyond 2016 with recommendation going to the Muskegon City
Commission.
5) Other Business
a) Next meeting is Tuesday Sept. 27, 2016 4 p.m. chamber training room, 380 W.
Western Ave. Suite 202, Muskegon, MI or at the call of the chair.
6) Adjournment
To: BID Board
From: Dave Alexander, DMN executive director
Re: Direction of the BID extension proposal
Date: July 28, 2016
After the July 25, 2016 BID Board discussion on extension of the BID beyond 2016, | think some
common ground was being established through the dialog.
To continue the conversation and deliberation, | might suggest this is what | was hearing:
Years: Three-year extension not five.
District: The expansion of the district to the north across Shoreline Drive and to the south
downtown Terrace to Apple west to Webster and further west to Third generated plenty of
discussion. However, there didn’t seem to be an alternative proposal suggested at the meeting.
The expanded district would include 13 new assessed properties all in the “A” category.
Rate: The strong suggestion was to have no increase in the rate or change in the maximum
assessments for the “A” and “B” properties — 8 cents and a $3,000 maximum and 2 cents and a
$750 maximum.
Budget: Based upon the expanded district and the current assessment rate, revenues would be
estimated at $136,159 with no city contribution as was the case in 2016. The current district
would generate $115,223 and the new properties an additional $20,936. Here is a suggested
BID annual budget based upon those expected revenues.
Expenditures 2017 proposed 2016 budgeted
Snow removal $70,000 $72,000
Landscaping $16,000 $16,000
Marketing/events $20,000 $24,000
Streetscape $5,000 $11,500
Administration $22,000 none
Contingencies $3,159 $2,442
TOTAL $136,159 $125,942
Snow removal is the same as in 2016, sidewalks in the district, an alleyway and two parking lots.
Landscaping is the Western Avenue corridor and 27 planters in the district. With a BID
expansion, snow removal and landscaping services also would expand to new areas.
Marketing and events would continue to be activities such as First Fridays, annual downtown
map, website upgrades and electronic newsletter.
Streetscape is a general category that could include signs, banners, benches, trash cans,
sidewalk repainting/construction, public art, holiday decorations and the like.
Administration is a payment to Downtown Muskegon Now to administer the BID in light of
DMN budget cuts from the city of Muskegon. DMN provided staff services to the BID in 2016 at
no charge.
Payment: Assessments to be placed on the winter property tax bills.
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