Meeting Agenda
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Call To Order, Attendance, Agenda Review & Additions | Informational
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Approval of Minutes | Action Required
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Financial Report - Treasurer | Action Required
Informational: Practice of keeping two accounts
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Review of Virtual Actions | Action Required
On October 21, Board business was conducted via email regarding approval of the preliminary plan for the 2020 Holiday season. The email thread is attached.
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Holiday Season Budget & Activities | Action Required
- Ad Strategy: Focus will be in Downtown Minot as a commerce district with multiple places to “Shop & Celebrate!”
- Print Advertising – ACTION REQUIRED
- Northern Sentry (MAFB)
- Deadline – November 10
- Minot Daily News (Circulation: 9,850/Printing 11,000)
- Thanksgiving Deadine – November 2
- Ad Deadline: Nov 6th
- Full Page: $1,280 ($1,000)
- Half Page: $780
- Quarter Page: $535
- Thanksgiving Deadine – November 2
- Northern Sentry (MAFB)
- Social Media Budget – ACTION REQUIRED
- $450 (30 days, $15 per/day)
- Holiday Lights – ACTION REQUIRED
- Pretty Little Lights – $4,000
- Deadline – ASAP
- Holiday Incidentals – ACTION REQUIRED
- Decorations – $300
- Gift Cards/Prizes – $100
- Boom/Lift for Stringing Lights
- Gratitude equals Magic – Thank You Card Campaign
- Nested Thank You Card Sets
- 500 Sets : $472 | $0.94 per set
- 750 Sets : $628 | $0.84 per set
- 1000 Sets : $769 | $0.77 per set
- Nested Thank You Card Sets
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Communication & Administrative Costs | Action Required
Google Workspace – This will allow us to establish a virtual workspace and organizationally branded emails. For future adaptability, these can be updated, merged, aliased, and forwarded as needed.
- 3 Users $6 per/user per/month
- finance@downtownminot.com
- Jessica@downtownminot.com
- Josh@downtownminot.com
- Annual Cost – $216
- Billed Monthly through DT Credit Card
Past Domain Billing – Jonathan Starr, $50 Gift Certificate to SRB
Membership Management WordPress Plugin — $200 Annually
- This plugin comes with a 30-day trial, it integrates with WooCommerce which we intend to use for other eCommerce functions, and possibly QuickBooks. Requesting approval to purchase and evaluate.
- 3 Users $6 per/user per/month
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Membership Recruitment Strategy & Bylaws Update | Action Required
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Short-Term Covid-19 Response | Action Required
In response to the Governor’s adjustment of Ward County to a COVID-19 risk level of Orange / High Risk, a survey was sent on 10/29/20 to member businesses seeking input regarding another round of temporary Curbside Pickup Zones and other helpful considerations. Survey responses are attached.