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Downtown Muskegon Business Improvement District
Meeting Minutes
July 27, 2020
Muskegon City Hall
933 Terrace Muskegon, MI 49440
Virtually on City of Muskegon Facebook Live
1) Call to Order: 8:04 AM
Attendance: Bob Tarrant, Kathy Denison, John Riegler, Bruce Lindstrom, Frank Peterson
and Mike Hennessy.
Excused Absent(s): Phyllis Watson-Laudermill.
Guests: Dave Alexander, city Business Development Manager, Ryan Cummins, city clerk’s
office, LeighAnn Mikesell, city Development Services Director.
2) Consent agenda
a) Approval of the agenda
b) Approval of the Minutes of special meeting from June 29, 2020 meeting
Motion to approve the consent agenda: John Riegler
Support: Kathy Denison
All voted in favor
3) Public Comment (on an agenda item) – The board chose to leave the floor open for the
whole meeting allowing attendees to participate as they like. No participants spoke.
4) New Business
a) There was a discussion of the option of having residential
properties within the BID specially assessed as now allowed by
state law. Dave Alexander gave the board an analysis that
showed there could be 11 properties added in the newly
proposed district and at the 4-cent special assessment rate for
square footage of land an additional $9,278 a year could be
generated. Dave Alexander recommended against including
residential properties. Kathy Denison concurred with that
recommendation, which was the consensus of the board. No
vote was necessary.
b) The Board was asked to consider a recommendation to the
Muskegon City Commission for a three-year renewal of the
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BID special assessment. The details included the district being
shrunk in size to focus benefit on the commercial properties of
West Western, Morris, Clay, Third, Terrace and Pine; have a
three-year assessment 2021-2023, continue with the 8-cent
and 4-cent square foot assessments on land capped at $4,000
and $2,000 respectively, have the assessments put on the
winter property tax bill and recommend that this be the last of
the BID assessments. The renewal recommendation had been
developed by the board over the course of the past year.
Motion to recommend: Bruce Lindstrom
Support: Kathy Denison
Roll Call Vote taken. All voted in favor 6-0.
c) The board also reviewed the 2021 BID budget and work plan,
showing an estimated $113,681 in revenues, expenditures
including snow removal $65,000, landscaping $30,000 and
administration $17,000 with a contingency of $1,681. The
budget and work plan would be sent to the Muskegon City
Commission as part of the BID renewal process.
Motion to recommend: Kathy Denison
Support: Frank Peterson
Roll Call Vote taken. All voted in favor 6-0.
d) Dave Alexander gave a report and update on downtown
projects including planned implementation of a new downtown
Social District if approved by the Muskegon City Commission.
BID-City DPW 2020 landscaping agreement. No vote needed.
5) Other Business
a) Next meeting is after expected Muskegon City Commission action on the BID
recommendation, Monday Oct. 26, 8 a.m. at Muskegon City Hall and virtual on the city
of Muskegon’s Facebook Live page.
6) Adjournment
8:26 AM
No Objection
Minutes produced and submitted by Dave Alexander, city of Muskegon business development
manager
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