Title
2018 Work Plan & Budget Development Process
Report
Issue:
Whether to move forward with developing the PBIA’s 2018 work plan and budget as outlined, and determine a date for a retreat
Staff Contact:
Amy Buckler, Senior Planner, PBIA Staff Liaison, abuckler@ci.olympia.wa.us <mailto:abuckler@ci.olympia.wa.us>, 360-570-5847
Presenter(s):
Amy Buckler, PBIA Staff Liaison
Background and Analysis:
Olympia’s Downtown Strategy captures the community’s retail strategy vision: A vibrant, dynamic business environment that attracts people, activity and investment.
The mission of the Parking & Business Improvement Area (PBIA) is to assist in creating a vibrant business environment in the Downtown and to enhance the reality and perception of Downtown by visitors, residents and business owners.
The PBIA exercises its mission by carrying out initiatives in five program areas: parking, clean and safe, beautification, communications and marketing. To that end, a primary responsibility of the PBIA Advisory Board is to form a recommended annual work plan with specific projects and budget. The City Council has a role to review and adopt the PBIA’s annual work plan and budget, which is ideally completed before they adopt the City’s annual budget in December of each year.
Attachment 1 proposes a schedule for the PBIA to form its 2018 work plan and budget over the next 3 months. This includes holding a retreat in September (essentially a less formal meeting in a comfortable setting), and this may take the place of the regularly scheduled September business meeting. The Board is asked to confirm a date for the retreat this evening.
The PBIA Leadership Team proposes the following options for the date/time of the retreat:
• Tuesday, September 12 from 8:00-10:00am
• Tuesday, September 12 from 6:00-8:00pm
• Thursday, September 14 from 6:00-8:00pm
The retreat will take place at the LOTT Clean Water Alliance Board Room in Downtown.
Additional inputs into the 2018 work plan include:
• Ratepayer survey
• Partnership opportunities with the ODA
• Downtown retail strategy actions
• Parking strategy initiatives
Staff will assist in bringing these inputs to the PBIA advisory board for discussion.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The PBIA’s mission helps carry out the community’s Downtown retail vision.
Options:
The Board needs to confirm one of these date/time options for the retreat:
1. Tuesday, September 12 from 8:00-10:00am
2. Tuesday, September 12 from 6:00-8:00pm
3. Thursday, September 14 from 6:00-8:00pm
Financial Impact:
Supporting PBIA in development of a work plan is included in the base budget for Community Planning & Development. The 2018 cost for specific initiatives within the work plan will be determined as part of the process.
Attachments:
Work Plan Development Schedule