Title
Parking and Business Improvement Area (PBIA) Budget Priorities and Guidance on the PBIA Strategic Plan Update
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The PBIA Board requests guidance on their budget priorities and their strategic plan update
City Manager Recommendation:
Provide feedback and guidance to the PBIA on their budget priorities and on the update of the PBIA's strategic plan
Report
Issue:
As the PBIA prepares for its upcoming retreat and to begin work on its five-year strategic plan they seek feedback and guidance from the City Council on their budget priorities and on the strategic plan update. What are the best and most effective ways that the PBIA can serve businesses in Downtown Olympia and coordinate efforts with the City?
Staff Contact:
Mark Rentfrow, Downtown Liaison, Community Planning and Development, 360.570.3798
Presenter(s):
Mark Rentfrow, Downtown Liaison // Mary Corso, PBIA Board Chair // Janis Dean, PBIA Marketing Committee Chair // Connie Phegley, PBIA Clean and Safe Committee Chair
Background and Analysis:
At the City Council's February 9, 2016 meeting City Council agreed to provide the Interfaith Warming Center with $10,000 in funding for the month of March of 2016. The City Council was responding to a unique request from our Parking Improvement Benefit Area Board to use PBIA funds for both the City's downtown walking patrol and the warming center. Both of these are new and unique possible uses of very limited PBIA dollars that had not been discussed before. Traditionally these funds have gone to flower baskets, benches, marketing and to support the Downtown Clean Team. The Council referred the matter to the General Government Committee and asked that the PBIA board and Council members discuss the role of the PBIA and develop future priorities and uses of PBIA funds beginning in the 2017 calendar year.
PBIA funds are public funds and their expenditure requires a high level of transparency...
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