Business Retention and Development Committee Agenda and Packet 2012 10 01

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Business Retention & Development Committee Meeting Minutes September 4, 2012 Page 2 of 4 Councilmember Jasiak announced that Jax is opening a second store in Lafayette. Shelley Angell, Chamber, announced ribbon cutting at the Singing Cook on Friday, 9/7. Jill Midgley - Street Faire Wrap-up: Thank you to sponsors and volunteers o Great year, great music o th 4 of July week street faire on Friday, July 6, well received o Addition of tables at south end was great for people to sit and people stayed around longer o Attendance was excellent even though DBA didn’t do a direct mail this year o DBA website hits totaled about 17,000 in June/July o Challenges: A problem if banners cannot be installed on light poles next year o College-age volunteers left two weeks early – the street faire really depends on them. o Mayor Pro Tem Dalton inquired as to how the negotiations with the Library went this year concerning the extra parking spaces provided for the street faire? Jill responded that the 4 spaces would frequently get moved and/or used by employees. These spaces are important to the DBA and for their sponsors. Chris Pritchard summed up the great season; more people attending from outside Louisville, average attendance this year was about 4,500 to 5,000 people, which is about the same as last year. Chris thanked the merchants and the Louisville PD for their cooperation. The 10-Year Anniversary of the street faire will be in 2013. City Manager Fleming encouraged the DBA to continue to seek out sponsorship/donation from Phillips 66. Michael Menaker praised the DBA, and pointed out that there are only a small number of people doing the heavy lifting, and the success of the DBA benefits the City. Jill Midgley said “couldn’t do it without Chris Pritchard.” Dana Alford asked what size of crowd can be handled for the street faire, and Chris responded that he would like to shoot for 7,500 to 10,000 people next year, eg. Little Feet brought in 13,000 people. Councilmember Jasiak was thrilled to see more families coming out for the event. Jill commented that the DBA used to do $10,000 in membership dues and now only does $7,000. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHARRETTE PRESENTATION: Troy Russ, Planning and Building Safety Director, presented a power point outlining the results of the week-long Charrette which was conducted as part of the 2012 Comprehensive Plan Update and lead by Planning staff, Director Russ, and Planners, Gavin McMillan, Sean McCartney, and Scott Robinson. A Charrette is a collaborative community planning and design process that brings stakeholders together in intensive work sessions to develop plans for the community.