Title
Recommendation on 2018 PBIA Budget
Recommended Action
Move to forward a recommended 2018 budget to the City Council
Report
Issue:
Whether to recommend to City Council the draft 2018 PBIA budget as attached
Staff Contact:
Amy Buckler, Senior Planner, PBIA Staff Liaison, abuckler@ci.olympia.wa.us, 360-570-5847
Presenter(s):
Amy Buckler, PBIA Staff Liaison
Background and Analysis:
The PBIA board discussed the 2018 budget at their meeting in October. Attachment 1 outlines the draft 2018 budget. The board agreed with most of the outlined budget, but identified a few key discussion points for this meeting. Answers were not available at the time of this staff report and will be provided at the meeting.
* Total estimated budget. The assessment is just now being finalized. Staff will confirm what the estimated total budget is at the meeting.
* Sponsorship amount for Downtown clean-up. Chair Corso to inquire what the $3,000 is used for. The Board may want to reduce the amount, perhaps adding to the VIP program sponsorship.
* New sprayer for watering. Public Works Probation Crew will water flower baskets next summer. Staff to inquire whether the purchase of a new sprayer is a necessary expense of PBIA funds.
* Public art investment. The board has not yet set an amount for this. While the board does not necessarily need to determine what type of art to invest in (i.e., mural, benches, etc.) some discussion would help toward setting an amount. In keeping with PBIA's stated objective, staff recommends choosing one project and focusing on implementing it really well.
* Annual marketing budget. It will be necessary to contract out for ad/content creation and placement services in order to do effective marketing in 2018. There is a potential opportunity to partner with ODA for this, and the holiday marketing partnership is a test run. At the October meeting, the board expressed interest and reservations about this. There is recognition that working together on a c...
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