Main Street Agenda 8/5/10

Agenda

Tax Increment Finance Authority (TIFA)

HART MAIN STREET BOARD

Thursday, August 5, 2010

8:00 AM

Location:  City Hall, 407 State Street, Hart, MI

 Call to order by Chairperson Sterk

• Roll call (TIFA):   Forner, B. Hegg, Larson, Powers, Schaner, Springstead, Vanderhoof
• Roll call (Main Street Board):      Forner, B. Hegg, S. Hegg, LaPorte, Lundborg, Rickard, Sterk, Springstead, Vanderhoof, White,
• Approval of agenda
• Approval of minutes of July 21, 2010 meeting
• Public Comment
• Hart Main Street Program
  • Payables
    • National Main Street membership $250
  • Main Street Manager’s conference call of July 28, 2010 with Michigan Main Street staff – report
  • Resignation – Jaimee Schriner-Hooper, Organizational Specialist, Michigan Main Street
  • Hart Main Street office mobilization
    • domain names
    • physical address – 49 State Street
    • mailing address – PO Box 449
    • meeting location – 117 State Street (near newspaper office)
    • regular meeting date – first Thursday at 8 AM
    • phone service
    • internet service
    • office furniture
    • depositor – Huntington Bank
    • bank transfers
    • liability insurance – In place through City insurance carrier
  • Board communication guidelines – See attached email correspondence
  • Main Street Manager
    • Applicants to-date (applications due 8/18/2010)
    • Employee or contractor – City health care will not insure a contractor
    • Job description
    • Wage and benefits
    • Interview schedule
    • Application screening process
  • Committee “coordinator” assignments & volunteers
    • Organization – Nancy Sterk
    • Design – Barb Vanderhoof
    • Promotion – Tim White
    • Economic Restructuring – Doug Springstead
  • Ideas for consideration fr. Ben Lester – see July 26, 2010 document
  • Downtown Gateway Streetscape – update
  • Upcoming downtown events and training
    • Board training – Thurs. August 19, 9 AM, location TBD, Hart
    • Labor Day Bridge Walk – Mon. Sept 6, 9 AM, Hart
    • Associate Level training – Sept 9, Scottville
    • Michigan Downtown Conference – Mon-Tues, Sept. 13 – 14 , Bay City
    • Baseline Assessment – Tues-Weds, October 12 – 13, Hart
    • Committee Training – Tues-Weds, November 9 – 10, Hart
    • Christmas Parade – Friday, November 26, Hart
    • Quarterly Training – Tues-Weds, December 7 – 8, Blissfield
    • Workplan Training – Weds-Thurs, January 19 – 20, Hart
    • Community Initiated Development, February 15 – 16, Hart
    • Volunteer Training – March 15, Hart
    • Quarterly Training – March 29 – 30, Wayland
    • Design Workshop – April 7, Hart
    • National Main Street Conference – May 22-25, Des Moines
• Next meeting – August 19, 2010 at 11 AM following Board Training
• Adjournment