DBNA
Downtown Boise Neighborhood Association Meeting Minutes
May 13, 2015
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Downtown Boise Neighborhood Association (DBNA)
MEETING MINUTES
May 13, 2015
5:30 pm –7:00 am
Juniper
Members Present:
Jeff Kuhns – Jefferson Plaza
Tami Chafin – Aspen Lofts
Judy Shannon – Gem Noble
Meg Bell Douhy– Aspen Lofts
Graham Seymour – 13th St
Taylor Hunt – Gem Noble
Carol MacGregor- Royal Plaza
Member Absent:
Karen Warner – Chase Tower
Downtown Boise Association Representative:
None
Call to Order
President Tami Chafin called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
Minutes
A motion was made, seconded and passed to approve April 28, 2015 Membership
Meeting minutes.
Special Guests
Tami stated Theresa McLeod, Director Community Relations, St. Luke’s Hospital
asked to present St. Luke’s expansion plan to the DBNA Board. Tami introduced
Theresa to the Board. Theresa introduced Gary Sorenson, Hummel Architects The
Board listened to the presentation and asked several questions. After Theresa and ----left, the Board discussed the pros and cons of the expansion and how it would affect the
DBNA members. After significant discussion,
A motion was made seconded and passed that DBNA supported the expansion but
not the current plan to close Jefferson Street. Further, the Board would like
more transparency about the cost of various option and the timeline for the
project completion after final approval.
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Committee Reports
Governance Committee
By-Law and Article of Incorporation Discussion
Jeff provided an update about his meeting with the Tami and City of Boise
representative, Kathleen Lacey. Kathy had some minor recommendations.
Tami will make the changes and send them to the Board for final approval at
the next Board meeting.
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Action Item: Tami will send final version of the bylaws and articles of
incorporation to Board for approval at the next Board meeting.
Approve appointment of new Board member, Carol MacGregor
Tami stated the Board needed to approve the appointment of Carol MacGregor
replace Jackie Groves who resigned.
A motion was made seconded and passed to appoint Carol MacGregor to the Board.
Discussion of Budget
Tami stated she had completed a draft or the revised budget. She said the City of Boise would
need to approve the revised budget since is different than the DBNA’s grant application. The
Board discussed the proposal for a website, email solution, social media and new releases.
A motion was made seconded and passed to accept the proposal. (Note: Megan abstained
from the vote.)
Further discussion was held regarding the remaining $300 dollars. The Board decided to
allocate it to Communications.
(Note: Following the meeting, the Board had an email vote and the majority voted to purchase
a laptop for DBNA use only.)
Other Business
CCDC Board Seat
Discussion was regarding a possible non-voting seat on the CCDC Board. DBNA Board
discussed the insight DBNA could provide.
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Education Committee
JUMP Event
Tami said she spoke with the representative from JUMP and they will do a presentation to
DBNA members in the fall. The Board discussed the timing and decided they would like to
have the educational session on September 15, if possible. Tami will contact them and request
session on September 15.
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Action Item: Tami will contact JUMP to for a September 15, 2015 presentation.
Communication and Outreach Committee
Discuss DBA website option
The Board discussed not using the DBA website during the budget discussion.
Discussion of proposal for website, Facebook, MailChimp (email) and news releases
The Board discussed and approved the proposal during the budget discussion.
Grant Committee
Traffic Boxes
At the previous meeting, the Board asked for the locations of the traffic boxes
designated in the grants. The locations were: 11th and Grove, 12th mid-block Idaho to
Grove, 8th Street and Front and 5th and Bannock.
Social Committee
June membership Networking Event
Tami reported the Owyhee Plaza was cost prohibitive. The Board decided to have
the social event on June 10 on the roof top terrace of the Royal Plaza. Carol will
reserve the space. Tami will work with Board members and Sondra Juetten on
planning the event. The Board also decided to hold the DBNA Annual Meeting at
the social event.
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Action Item: Carol will reserve the Royal Plaza terrace for the June 10
membership social event.
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Action Item: Tami will contact Sondra Juetten to begin planning a
Membership network event.
Municipal Relations Committee
St. Luke Hospital’s proposal to close Jefferson Street
The Board discussed this item immediately following the special guests presentation.
See motion above.
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HOA Presidents/Representatives Committee
Current activity
Jeff reported he is working on an updated list.
Next Meeting Date
The Members agreed the next meeting will July 8, 2015 at Bodovino.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm
Submitted by
Megan Bell Dlouhy
Date
Approved by
Tami Chafin, President
Date
Action Items:
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Action Item: Tami will send final version of the bylaws and articles of
incorporation to Board for approval at the next Board meeting.
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Action Item: Tami will contact JUMP to for a September 15, 2015 presentation.
Action Item: Carol will reserve the Royal Plaza terrace for the June 10
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membership social event.
Tami will contact Sondra Juetten to begin planning a
Membership network event.