HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-27-2022IN ATTENDANCE:
Jeff Canter, Carla Berry, Lucas Bremer
Staff member - Angela Schade
ATTENDANCE THROUGH ZOOM:
Craig Beavers, Dixie Lynn, Laura Oswald
Staff member - Nic Hutchison
Minutes approved by Carla and Lucas
Change request from Jeff - Ray Black & Son
NIC
• no new businesses
• Beauty School up for sale
• Grand Lodge for sale
• space below The Dimlight for rent (possibly rented)
CITY BLOCK
• on Commissions meeting agenda
DOWNTOWN LIVE - June
• 300 block was not closed due to no activity
• music at Cigar Bar and Barrel & Bond
• Selcouth hosted an open house
COCKTAIL TRAIL was successful
• skip September because of BBQ on the River?
• Octobeer?
BOARD NOMINATIONS
• Laura's term is up; not continuing
• Qualities we are looking for
- downtown merchants, residents
- diversity that represents Paducah as a whole
• Names for consideration send to Jeff and Nic by the end of July
HOLIDAY BRAINSTORMING
• Fall Festival; coordinate with Market Days
• Dickens - make some changes
• Santa Downtown
• November 26 is Small Business Saturday
• Larger Christmas Tree
- partnership with Carson Center?
- Kresge sight?
• Pod storage with pop-up shops
• Get Wrapped Up in Downtown
• US Bank - window sticker that features a Christmas scene
• Holiday loft home tour
• Downtown lighting event
• New Year's Eve
- bar crawl type thing
- collaborate with another team
• Blocks lit up as parade passes through
• Go to National Main Street for holiday ideas
START GIVING A QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSION
• vacancy rate, retention
• create a storytelling sheet
Need to better define what the committees represent and their roles
NEXT MEETING change to August 1
• motion by Lucas; second by Craig