2013-07-11 Edmonds Downtown Alliance (BID) MinutesMinutes from EDBID board meeting 7/11/2013 in HDR conference room at Sam.
Attendance: David, Juliana, Sally, Pam, Cadence, Kim, MK, Roger Neumaier, Kristiana
Johnson, Brett Melgren, Angela Wolf, Cindi, and Stephen
Meeting called to order at 8:02am.
Introductions of attendees.
No opening remarks
Presidents Report: Discussion regarding email Stephen received from Councilmember
Bloom about using personal emails for BID business.
Conclusion: All BID emails must be cc'd to EDBID@edmondswa.gov.
City Update: Bylaws are slated to be presented to City Council on July 23rd.
Stephen sent Councilmember Bloom an email showing her the % of Service Business vs.
Open Door and the number of board members that would be represented if we changed to
her suggestion. She was hoping for a 6/5 split with more service and less open door.
2nd billing has been sent with the letter, Kevin wrote. 55% of the assessments have been
collected through 7/10. All emails that Huda has received are being forwarded to Jenny.
Councilmember Johnson was asked her opinion about the structure of the board and she
stated she wants the BID board and the BID to be self-sufficient and doesn't see anything
wrong with the current structure.. Sally and Juliana gave their imput on the makeup of the
board.
Conclusion: At the city council meeting, the Service business board members will be
included in the presentation process.
Committee Reports:
Date of Public meeting is tentatively set for 3rd week in Sept.
Conclusion: Committee chairs will be named at the next meeting. Committees are urged
to meet before the next meeting.
New Business:
Peter from Averitec has started a LinkedIn for the Edmonds Business community.
Cadence will forward the link to the board.
Pam contacted Karen Sellinger about the food trucks in Seattle. Every BID does it
differently.
Action Item: Cadence will contact Jeff Taraday about how to handle food trucks.
Stephen reported that he has contacted the Sound Transit about the possibility of using
their parking lot when it is not in use. He is awaiting an answer.
Public Comments:
Angela bought up the issue of shared space.
Kristiana thanked us for being on the board.
Meeting adjourned at 9:08am. Next meeting is July 25 at HDR conference room at Sam.