Uptown Business Improvement District Regular Meeting

Uptown Business Improvement District 1106 Wealthy Street SE Minutes Packet Grand Rapids, MI 49503 June 1, 2022 @ 8:15 AM Louise Earl Butcher PRESENT: Lynn Happel, Tamara Sytsma, Matthew Smith, Ted Lott, Peter Vanderwier, Commissioner Nathaniel Moody ABSENT: Stephanie Johnson, Jaye Van Lenten OTHERS: Verah Narh-Kamara, Ingrid Miller, Kaylan Kelly (GROW) I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 8:48 AM by Vice-Chair Lynn Happel. II. Public Comment on Agenda Items None. III. Minutes Approval Approval of Minutes from April 13, 2022 No questions or comments were noted. Motion to approve minutes from May 4, 2022. RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: George (Ted) Lott, Member SECONDER: Tamara Sytsma, Vice-Chair YEAS: Happel, Sytsma, Smith, Lott, Vanderwier, Moody ABSENT: Stephanie Johnson, Jaye Van Lenten IV. Financial Statements 1. Interim Financial Statements as of April 30, 2022 Verah Narh-Kamara presented the financials to the board. Ms. Happel asked if the $33,457 excess has been budgeted to be spent. Ingrid Miller answered some of it has been budgeted. Motion to approve the list of expenditures from July 1, 2021, to April 30, 2022. Generated 6/14/2022 03:20 PM Uptown Business Improvement District Meeting Full Page 2 June 1, 2022 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: George (Ted) Lott, Member SECONDER: Peter Vanderwier, Member YEAS: Happel, Sytsma, Smith, Lott, Vanderwier, Moody ABSENT: Stephanie Johnson, Jaye Van Lenten V. Action Items 1. Block by Block Uptown Ambassador Contract Renewal Ms. Miller presented this item and explained the contract is up to the amount that was budgeted for the fiscal year 2023. She also noted that the contract renewal will put Uptown on the same timeline as DGRI. Tamara Sytsma had questions about the renewal terms. Ms. Miller answered there will be a yearly renewal but Uptown will not be required to bid on this service for 3 years. Motion to approve the Block by Block contract for a not-to-exceed amount of $65,000. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tamara Sytsma, Vice-Chair SECONDER: Matthew E. Smith, Member YEAS: Happel, Sytsma, Smith, Lott, Vanderwier, Moody ABSENT: Stephanie Johnson, Jaye Van Lenten 2. Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Adoption There were no questions or comments. Motion to adopt the fiscal year 2023 budget as presented. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tamara Sytsma, Vice-Chair SECONDER: Peter Vanderwier, Member YEAS: Happel, Sytsma, Smith, Lott, Vanderwier, Moody ABSENT: Stephanie Johnson, Jaye Van Lenten VI. Reports All the reports were presented during the Uptown CIA meeting. VII. Other Business None. Generated 6/14/2022 03:20 PM Uptown Business Improvement District Meeting Full Page 3 June 1, 2022 VIII. Public Comment None. IX. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:52 AM by Chair, Lynn Happel. Generated 6/14/2022 03:20 PM