4B Sales Tax Corporation Minutes - 09/22/2017MINUTIES OF THE
September , 2017
Tony Fidehe, President
§ Members
Rick Hatcher, Secretary -Treasurer
Glenn Barham, Vice -President
:Gave Clam.
Darron Leiker
Michael Mills
Derck Schneider
Jim Dockery, Deputy City Manager
§ City Staff
James McKechnie, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Linda Merrill, Recording Secretary
1, Call to Order
Tony Fidelle called the "meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes (6/30/17 a 9/7/17)
Rick Ffateer oved seconded have Clark to r«ve both sets of minutes. The
motion carried -0.
3. Financial Report
Jim Dockery said the funding approved September 7 by the 413 Board($:100,000 to
Overland Park Group; $195,000 to Ganache Custom Cake ; and $100,000 to the Wichita
County Heritage Society for the bell House Museum) was ratified by the City Council, and these
expenditures have been incorporated into the budget.
. Consider approval of funding in the amount o $149,000 for professional services
provided y Freese and Nichols, Inc. for downtown revitalization o efforts
Mr.. Dockery said two of the 4 STC members, lick Hatcher and Dave Clark, also serve
on the Downtown Development Steering Committee. He and Darron Leiker attend as staff
support. That committee has been working on the best approach to take with downtown
revitalization efforts. They have requested that the City put out a scope of services request to
Freese and Nichols to perform specific tasks. This consulting firm was requested specifically
because they are very familiar with Wichita Falls, having worked on both the Transit Oriented
Development plan and the Vision 20/20 plan.
The Vision 20/20 plan contains an element called the downtown master plan. Several
items from: that plan have been done, but several lie outside of the City's expertise. Freese and
Nichols will be asked to help implement these items:
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I. Assist the streetscape subcommittee from the Downtown Development Steering
Committee create a pedestrian friendly streetscape design. This would be the largest
share of the work the firm would be asked to do; about $40,000 is allocated to this
portion. In the end, Freese and Nichols would present the City a specific design plan
from which the City engineers could construct the streetscape.
2. Review regulatory issues, property maintenance codes and compliance. Some cities
have deviated from standard building codes used across the entire city to instead
focus on codes that might be appropriate for redevelopment of older historic
buildings. Freese and Nichols would also be asked to help with zoning and other
development issues, so that there is not piecemeal development downtown.
. educate property owners on how Public Improvement Districts (PIDs) are developed
d their benefits; show examples of other cities' PIDs. Public Improvement Districts
e a part of most successful downtown revitalization efforts, but it is a voluntary
taxing mechanism, and requires a 1% affirmative vote for passage.
Freese and Nichols anticipates spending 12 months on this prgject, consisting of 24
meetings and 12 visits.
The cost for their services is $149,000. The City is asking the 4I sTc to fund this
agreement. If approved, it would be placed on the October 3 Council agenda for consideration.
Freese and Nichols could begin work on October 13.
Glenn Barham moved to a rove fundi, a in the amount of 1 for rofessional
services rovided and d Nichols Inc. for downtown revitalization efforts. Seconded b
Darron f,eiker the motion c ied-C?,
d Adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 4:16 p.m.
.ruy . "Tony" Fidelie, Jr., President