Downtown Boone Development Association
                                                                                Minutes from the Special Agenda-2009-10 Planning Meeting
                                                                                In Attendance: Stephen Phillips, Rich Jacobs, Sheri Moretz, Jason                                                                                         Berry, Dan Meyers, Morgan Murray, Staff-Tuesdae Rice

                                                                                 March 27, 2009

                                                                                12:00 noon – Main Gallery - Jones House Community Center

                                                                                Agenda
                                                                                 Prioritize and Update DBDA Goals & Objectives for 2009-2010
                                                                                 Prioritize and Update DBDA Budget 2009-10


                                                        Results

Goal 1:      Downtown Master Plan

Objective:  Pursue a Downtown Master Plan

Action Plan:
•    DBDA to fund raise through public and private sources, to include monies and in-kind donations to create a master plan with the time frame of the next 2 fiscal years.

Goal 2:     Purchase of TOB Site Furnishing

Objective:  Purchase and Donate Site Furnishings to the TOB for the Municipal Service District

Action Plan:
•    DBDA to fund raise through public and private sources, to include monies and in-kind donations for the purchase and donation to the TOB site furnishings in the Municipal Service District, within the time frame of the next fiscal year.  Re-allocate DBDA Budget items to accommodate $10,000.00 for the purchase of site furnishings in 2009-10; committee to purchase additional $10,000.00 in site furnishings through fund raising in 2009-10.

Goal 3:     Assist with the Coordination of a Proposed TOB Appointed Parking                 Group

Objective:  Analyze Parking Strategies for Downtown and Recommend Short-Term and Long-Term Parking Strategies to the Boone Town Council by September 2009

Action Plan:  Examine Current Problems, Project Future Demand for Parking Downtown; Propose Financing Options for any Proposed

Goal 4:    Continue the Existing Public Relations Events and Existing Public Art    Programs 

Objective:  Support the downtown Municipal District with Community Relations tools.

Action Plan:
•    Organize, Conduct and Promote Public Events:
o    July 4th Parade
o    Christmas Parade
o    Halloween Boone Boo
o    Easter-Egg Event
•    Organize, Conduct and Promote Public Art/Space:
o    Monthly Art Crawl
o    MSD Sculpture Program
o    Assist in the completion of the Two Street Gardens through a partnership with the Town of Boone
o    Assist with the installation of Wayne Trapp Sculpture and Gateway Signage through a partnership with Watauga County
o    Partner with the Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, by selecting two Community Choice pieces, every year, from the competition’s applicants for display in downtown Boone

•    Continue Community Partnerships by DBDA Serving on the Following Boards/Committees:
        Watauga Land Preservation Book Committee
        Kraut Creek Restoration Committee
        Jones House Community Center
        Blue Ridge Heritage Area
        Director Region # 1 NC Downtown Development Association
        CCCTI Business Program Advisory Committee
    Representation on and at the North Carolina Arts Council’s Public Art     Roundtables
        AppalCART’s Art-in-Transit Committee
        Daniel Boone Days Committee
        ASU Community Web Portal Focus Group

•    DBDA Facilitating the Following Boards/Committees:
        Parking Appeals Committee
        Public Art Committee
        FIG/SIG Committee
        Monthly Public DBDA Meeting – BOD Special Meetings

Goal 5:    Continue to Recommend and Support UDO Changes that Benefit the     Businesses in the Municipal Service District

Objective:  Support the development of the downtown Municipal District

Action Plan:  Attend necessary stakeholder meetings and continue with diligence of task/recommendation goals

Goal 6:        Revise the DBDA Budget to Support 2009-10 Goals

Objective:  Afford the cost necessary for the completion of DBDA 2009-10 Goals

Action Plan:
•    Both of the DBDA full-time staff members will redistribute work load to accommodate necessary time for fund raising.
•    Marketing and Advertising Budget for 2009-10 reduction
•    Discontinuation of Sponsorship – Grants for 2009-10; funds to be applied toward site furnishings