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4/27/2023 - Meeting Minutes ERIN MENDENHALL L DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY Mayor y and NEIGHBORHOODS DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1 1 1 ' MEETING MINUTES Thursday,April 27th, 2023 4:oo-6:oopm 1. Roll Call The following members of the Community Recovery Committee were present.All participated electronically: Jacob Maxwell, Chairperson Steve Anjewierden,Vice Chairperson Pook Carson Jason Wessel Esther Stowell Staff Present: Cathie Rigby, Department of Economic Development(DED) Jack Markman, Community&Neighborhoods (CAN) Others Present: Michelle Wentling, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Cathy Holt,The Other Side Academy Kristen Lavalett, Downtown Alliance Lorin Hansen, Shango Music and Dance (DBA Samba Fogo) Absent: Sarah Longoria 2. Briefings by the Staff a. Report from the CAN Program Manager No updates. b. Report from the DED Program Manager Ms. Rigby informed the Committee that the Phase 2 application window was now closed. She stated that there were 107 total applications submitted in Phase 2. 62 of those are re-applicants from the first phase, and 45 are new applicants. Ms. Rigby explained that 4 of nonprofit applicants had been invited to the meeting and were prepared to answer any questions about their applications the Committee might have. Currently,there is not an official agenda item where they are allowed to present. The Committee discussed allowing applicants to present during last week's meeting,but no decision was made. ERIN MENDENHALL L DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY Mayor y and NEIGHBORHOODS DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ITEMS: 1. Review and Adopt Minutes from February 2, 2023 Meeting Ms. Stowell motioned to adopt the minutes from the February 2, 2023 meeting.Mr.Wessel seconded the motion. 2. Discussion and/or Possible Adoption of Nonprofit Scoring Guidelines a. Scoring values/distribution with Admin(similar to CAN scoring spreadsheet) The Committee discussed their experience scoring the first four applications of Phase 2.,but no recommendations for changes to the scoring process itself. b. Number of applications reviewed per week Mr.Wessel motioned for the Committee to review 7 applications per week.Vice Chairperson Anjewierden seconded the motion.The motion passed unanimously. c. Applicant attendance at weekly meetings Mr.Wessel motioned to invite applicants to attend the CRC meeting where their applications are reviewed.Ms. Stowell seconded the motion.The motion passed unanimously. After a brief discussion,Vice Chairperson Anjewierden motioned to allow applicants to present a 2-minute overview of their application, and up to 3 minutes for Committee members to ask questions.Mr.Wessel seconded the motion.The motion passed unanimously. d. Equity considerations —distribution of programs that serve small businesses vs. artists/artisans Ms. Rigby reminded the Committee that they have the option to consider equity between small business and artist/artisan applications when deciding the results of the nonprofit phase. 3. Review and Discuss Nonprofit Programming Applications Chairperson Maxwell asked if the Committee could follow the presentation format they just adopted,or if it would have to be publicized before they can use that format.Mr.Wessel commented that the Committee agreed in principle during last week's meeting to have applicants present,and the Committee were now just detailing the rules/format of how that would work.Therefore,it is not a brand-new item that was adopted and could be implemented immediately. Downtown Alliance Ms. Lavalett from the Downtown Alliance presented an overview of their application.Chairperson Maxwell asked Ms. Lavalett if their proposed grant program would serve businesses outside of the Central ERIN MENDENHALL L DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY Mayor y and NEIGHBORHOODS n" DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Business District.Ms. Lavalett answered that the proposed grant program would not serve businesses outside of the District.Mr.Wessel asked if the proposed grant program was already ready to be implemented or not. Ms. Lavalett answered that the program could be implemented quickly,but that the Downtown Alliance had not yet done any marketing of the program.It could also take time for businesses themselves to implement changes with their grant dollars.Ms. Stowell asked if the Downtown Alliance was aware of the City's facade grant and if that was a similar program.Ms.Lavalett answered that the City's facade grant was geared towards building improvements,whereas their proposed grant program would be geared towards outdoor dining improvements. The Other Side Academy Ms. Holt from the Other Side Academy presented an overview of their application.There were no questions from the Committee. Shango Music Ms. Hansen from Shango Music and Dance(DBA Samba Fogo)presented an overview of their application.There were no questions from the Committee. Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Ms.Wentling from the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art presented an overview of their application.There were no questions from the Committee. 4. Other Business None. 5. Adjourn There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned. Committee Chair This document and the recording constitute the official minutes of the Community Recovery Committee meeting heldApril 27th, 2023.