2025-06-12 Ed! Board Meeting MinutesEd! Board Meeting June 12, 2025
Meeting called to order: 8:02 AM
Approval of Previous Meeting’s Minutes: May 8, 2025 moved by Jen, seconded by
Connie, discussion, unanimous approval
Public Comment: No public comments
Board Members/Administration in Attendance: Carrie Hulbert, Jen Lawson, Sheila
Cloney, Brandon McKerney, Whitney, Liz Morgan, Connie Zuck Watkins
City of Edmonds Representative in Attendance: Todd Tatum, Megan Luttrell
Guests: Whitney Popa (Features Writer), Tristine Brennan (Little Bipsy), Beth Sanger
(Ombu), Christine Harris (Camp Vintage), Logan Harris (Camp Vintage), Olivia Brown
Latham (Sugarology)
President’s Report: Sheila- BID Refresh in progress, working on communications and teams
to form zones and divide boundaries. Met with most board members. Board members will
receive a doodle regarding a half day work session to strategize on the BID refresh project.
Treasurer’s Report: Presented by Carrie - a $7,000 shortfall in assessments, with hopes
for increased summer sales to alleviate this issue. The board noted the variability in
revenue due to the timing of assessment payments and emphasized the need for improved
communication with businesses regarding their payment status. The proposed budget for
2026 includes increases in operating expenses and marketing, with a focus on maintaining
a healthy fund balance for future stability.
New Businesses Added to BID: Presented by Carrie - Salish Insurance Strategy (Lisa
Epstein).
City Report: Todd - Code updates for the comprehensive Plan. Working through a tough
budget situation and the items moving through the council. Property tax levy and other tax
proposals on the table,$12 million levy proposed by Keep Edmonds Vibrant and $19 million levy
proposed by the mayor. Taxes and property tax levy which must be approved by August 5th.
Keep Edmonds Vibrant has made recommendations as has the mayor. This is the Council's
responsibility. Public Safety, Sales Tax are both on the board (police, community resou rces,
etc). Annexing Esperance is also being considered.
Chamber Program: no representative present.
Committee Updates:
Admin: Carrie - Budget revisions. Larger fund balance than anticipated. Carrie is working on
adjusting some of the budget items which the board will vote on during the next meeting in July.
Marketing: Jen - Working on a Fall shopping event for Back to School. Details to come. Other
ideas that are being considered are: Wigs and Wine Party (Crawl and shop), Brouhaha, First
Dibs (Nov). They are also continuing to brainstorm “turn the corner” ideas to give businesses on
side streets more visibility. Holiday ideas include the trolley howe ver the logistics might change
as people do not want to get off, so they are thinking of not having stops around town and stick
to a single stop where people can get on and then are required to get off. Sponsors will be
needed again for the trolly.
Need to approve the summer marketing budget of $3400. Jen moved to approve the summer
marketing budget, Connie seconded, motion passes unanimously.
Communication and Outreach: Sheila - Board, watch out for the doodle.
Appearance & Environment: Carrie - Didn’t meet this week.
Window clings for Summer promo are ready and will be distributed. Connie moves to spend
$3000 for window clings, Jen 2nds, discussion and motion passes unanimously.
New Business: none
Meeting Adjourned: 8:46 am