Sept. 2022 Minutes
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
PANAMA CITY DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT BOARD
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Panama City Center for the Arts
19 East 4th Street
1. Call to order:PRESENT MICHAEL, BRENT, CATHERINE, ALLAN, JENNIFER
ABSENT: PAM, ELIZABETH
2. Chairman’s report-NO REPORT
3. Approval of minutes – August 10, 2022 meeting MOTION BY JENNIFER,SECOND BY MICHAEL, ALL APPROVE UNANUMOUSLY
4. Public Participation – public invited to speak about anything not already on the agenda: JASON REPORTS HE IS WOKRING ON STREET MURAL PROJECT, LESLIE TODD ASKED ABOUT APPROACHING THE CHAPMAN FAMILY ABOUT LEASING THEIR LAND FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING. CATHERINE AGREED TO LOOK INTO.
5. Financial Update – Bank account balances Checking $ 7,987. Savings $274,879
6. Old Business – Administrative Director search: JENNIFER WORKING ON INDEED.COM, POSTING WILL GO UP BY FRIDAY ON FB AND INDEED IF POSSIBLE
7. New Business –
a. Downtown Fall Fest – Fontella ThompsonMOTION BY JENNIFER THAT WE APPROVE HER ASK FOR $1,620. BRENT SECONDS THE MOTION, ALL APPROVE, ALLAN BRANCH RECUSES HIMSELF FROM VOTING.
b. Discussion of update to Mission Statement:IDEAS SEEMED TO BE NOT TO FOCUS ON RECUITMENT OF BUSINESSES OR MARKETING, AS MUCH AS MAKING DOWNTOWN ATTRACTIVE AND ACTIVE.
c. Christmas Downtown: JENNIFER AND JASON KRETZER ARE WORKING ON A CONCERT EVENT
8. Administrative Update – board member Michael Higdon leaving
10. Reminders / Calls to Action
a. Next meeting will be Workshop Wednesday September 21, 5:30pm location tbd, Next Regular meeting will be October 5.
11. Adjournment