Meeting called to order by Mr. Lueptow, 8:04 AM.

Attending: Mr. Lueptow, Mr. Biever, Mr. Schwanz, Mr. Schanen, Mr. Robbins, Mrs. Grover, Mr. Didier, Mr. Holton. Guests: Mr. John Norman and Mr Randy Tetzlaff.

Minutes of May meeting approval motion made by Mr. Schwanz and seconded by Mr. Schanen.

Financial Report was omitted as Mr. Schowalter was out of town.

Director’s Report by Mrs. Grover updated the board on the success, despite the weather, of the 2006 Navigating the Arts Art Walk and Sale. With donations, grants and costs offsetting these the event was approximately $150.00 over budget. Mr. Biever requested a balance sheet which will be completed by Mrs. Grover for future reference. Merchant’s Meetings continue successfully with planning for the 2006 Holiday Season underway. Farmer’s Market is set to begin July 8, 2006, with a full first block and second block on it’s way. Updates on the huge growth of Maritime Heritage Festival included a request from Mrs. Grover of the Board to approve the expenditure of $8000.00 for Fireworks on Sat., Aug. 12. A motion was made by Mr. Holton and seconded by Mr. Schanen to approve this expenditure with the knowledge that sponsorship was being secured. Motion was passed. Everyone will be kept up to date with updates on the Maritime Heritage Festival.

In Old Business the a motion was made to go forward with the overhead banners for festivals and events with final approval of bids and parameters to be approved after the Common Council approves the BID’s proposal. This motion was made by Mr. Holton and seconded by Mr. Robbins and approved unanimously. Mr. Schanen produced the Slate of Officers for 2006/2007 as such: Mr. Tom Didier, President; Mr. Jim Biever, Vice President; Mr. Mark Schowalter, Treasurer and Mrs. Kathryn Wilson, Secretary. A motion was made by Mr. Schanen to approve the Slate of Officers as stated and Mr. Holton seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously. Mr. Schanen updated the Board that Mrs. Barbara Theisen declined her invitation to serve on the Board at this time, thus leaving two open positions at this time. A brief update was given on the status of availability of rental/sale property in the District with the following changes: Harbor City Bistro has opened, Verizon Wireless has opened, Dairy Queen has a new mangager and Harbor Exchange is for sale. Sweetheart Cakes has been contacted for her possible interest in relocation to the downtown area . Updates will be addressed at the next meeting.

In New Business Mr. John Norman made a very thorough presentation to the Board on the proposed Phase II of the Taurean Study. With great debate and questions to funding all three parts of this phase or only funding a portion of the three phases and initial motion was made by Mr. Schanen and seconded by Mr. Robbins to only approve $2000 for only the first two parts of second phase. More discussion took place in which note was made by Mr. Schwanz that the City of Port Washington also allocated monies for this Phase II Study and that money would more than likely not be renewed in next year’s budget if it was not all used this year. A second/amended motion was made by Mr. Schanen for the Board to authorize the full 2006 budgeted amount of $3000.00 to approve all three phases at this time and a pledge to fund the balance in next year’s budget. This motion was seconded by Mr. Holton and passed unanimously.

A motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:20 AM was made by Mr, Didier and seconded by Mr. Robbins.

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Meeting called to order by Mr. Lueptow, 8:07 AM.

Attending: Mr. Lueptow, Mr. Biever, Mr. Schwanz, Mr. Holton, Mr. Didier, Mr. Schowalter, Mr. Roeber, Mrs. Grover

Minutes of March meeting approval motion made by Mr. Biever and seconded by Mr. Didier.

Financial Report made by Mr. Schowalter. Money Market Account balance is $45,236.71. Transfer made to checking account for manager’s salary and expenses for $1825.00. Transfers also made to the checking account for $1600.00 to cover manager’s checks written. Manager’s checking account balance is $207.19. Motion to approve Financial Report made by Mr. Holton and seconded by Mr. Schwanz.

Director’s Report by Mrs. Grover updated on a growing Farmer’s Market, with no outcries at the increased price. These increases will defray costs of Market otherwise coming out of the budget. Art Walk is on track to grow from last year significantly with additional activities made possible by a grant of $1500.00 from the Port Washington Tourism Council. Packets due to go out to Realtors and Marina on hold until more "timely" participation is in place from the merchants in the district. Mrs. Grover reported on favorable meetings with Randy Tetzlaff and Mayor Scott Huebbner, which seem to show strong support at City Hall in the growth of the downtown. She also spoke at the Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club with greater awareness of the BID being made. The Merchant’s Meetings continue but need to encourage more to attend. At this point Mr. Holton brought the fact that Mrs. Grover attends these meetings and now the merchants seem to not be participating. He was concerned that the Merchants who wanted so badly to participate and be heard were not now stepping up. Upon discussion of the situation it was left that attendance has been on the rise and Mrs. Grover will continue to attend and promote the merchants ideas and participation as an ongoing communication and outreach effort to the merchant community.

Old business covered updates stemming from the meetings with the Mayor, who was present at this meeting. He spoke on issues from industrial improvement to downtown growth and retaining businesses. Mr. Holton stressed the industrial growth factor and it was agreed by all that working with the City and all entities was the best step in moving forward to improve this over time. Though not on the agenda the topic of a possibly negative press release by Kimberly McCulloch was brought up. After much discussion it was decided that a special meeting was necessary to discuss this matter alone and allow Ms. McCulloch, who was not present, to speak on her own behalf. The meeting was scheduled for 3, 2006, 8:00 AM. Mrs. Grover will send out a notice.

New business addressed an "Associate Membership" for businesses outside the BID District to receive information on BID happenings and thus making it possible, for an additional sliding fee, participate in these events. The fee would be $25.00 per year and a sliding scale will be established per event for participation. Mr. Lueptow made a motion to approve this membership and Mr. Biever seconded. It was passed unanimously. Mr. Robbins (new board nominee) spoke on the positive response that press can have and encouraged it in light of the recent negative situation. He also updated the Board on the progress at the old Smith Bros. Building. Open vacancies on the Board were addressed and the nomination of Mr. Sean Robbins was made by Mr. Didier and seconded by Mr. Holton. Mr. Schowalter’s vacancy may be able to be filled by someone else within the Port Washington State Bank. Mr. Schowalter will keep us up to date. Quickly addressed were some miscellaneous Harbor matters on which the Board stood behind the decisions made by the Harbor Master and may revisit if necessary in the future (dingy dock and currac club).

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:24 AM was made by Mr. Didier and seconded by Mr. Schwanz.

Next meeting is scheduled for May 17, 2006, 8:00 AM at the Port Washington Police Department Community Room.

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Meeting called to order by Mr. Biever, in Mr. Lueptow’s absence, at 8:04 AM.

Attending: Mr. Biever, Mr. Schanen, Ms. McCulloch, Mr. Rasmussen, Mr. Roeber, Mr. Holton, Mr. Speas, Ms. Grover.

Minutes of February meeting approval motion made by Mr. Schanen and seconded by Mr. Rasmussen.

Financial Report made by Mr. Schowalter. Money Market Account balance is $48,496.88, with deposits from the City. Transfer made to checking for manager’s salary for $1500.00. Transfers also made to the Manager’s Checking Account in the amounts of $2,000.00 and $2,650.00 to cover manager’s checks written. Manager’s Checking Account balance is $207.19. Motion to approve Financial Report made by Mr. Speas and seconded by Mr. Holton.

Director’s Report by Mrs. Grover updated on a cold Winterfest with low attendance. She suggested that the event be replaced or monies reinvested in something else due past failure of events similar. Board will consider for next year. Farmer’s Market will grow to a second block on Main Street and the fee will be raised to $10.00 per week for transient vendors and $110.00 per week for permanent vendors. Letters for sign-up are being mailed this week. Art Walk is on schedule with additional revenue coming in from the artist’s fee of $25.00. M&I Letter on behalf of the Board was sent and we now wait to hear on the new ownership. Advertising packets to the Charter Fisherman, Realtors and New Residents are being promoted with the merchants, participation is encouraged. Easter Event will be staged on Saturday, April 8, at Rotary Park. An Easter Egg Hunt is being sponsored, in part, by the Kiwanis Club as well as Bonnet Contest and Characters. The Easter Lily Promotion has been deleted and funds used for other events.

Old Business was addressed. Mr. Rasmussen introduced Mr. Don Roeber who will succeed him as an Ansay & Associated Representative on the Board. Ms. McCulloch attended her first meeting and discussion was held to other possible candidates such Ms. Theisen from Barbara’s Boutique to fill upcoming vacancies. This will be addressed as the vacancies come up.

An inquiry from Thad Koza with a presentation on Great Lakes and Tall Ships was voted against as there would be a $250.00 cost and monies would be better spent elsewhere. This concept of a kiosk for the downtown was dismissed when the Board was made aware that there will be a kiosk of some sort with the Franklin Street Re-Construction. This topic led to discussion of many topics of the slow traffic and lower customer volume in the downtown. There were many ideas and thoughts shared from industrial demise in Port Washington to vacant spaces in the retail shops. Though many thoughts and feelings were aired it was determined that answers to basic questions of industrial development, outside advertising and the City’s position on the downtown must be answered before a course of action can be taken. Mrs. Grover begin making some contact calls and follow up meetings to move forward.

Meeting was adjourned at 9:14 AM.

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Meeting was called to order by Mr. Lueptow at 8:01 AM.

Attending: Mr. Lueptow, Mr. Biever, Mr. Schwanz, Mr. Didier, Mr. Schowalter, Mr. Schanen, Mrs. Grover, Ms. Wilson

Minutes of the December meeting approval motion made by Mr. Didier, seconded by Mr. Schanen

Financial Report made by Mr. Schowalter. Deposits incoming were $400.00 from Christmas on the Corner Events. Checks were written to Mrs. Grover for $1500.00 for salary and $1500.00 was transferred from savings for this. The final balance in the checking account is $524.00 and the savings account final balance is $13,658.57. Motion to approve the Financial Report made by Mr. Didier and seconded by Mr. Biever.

Director’s Report made by Mrs. Grover. Financial overview of January was presented with most payouts going to "Christmas on the Corner" expenses and monthly incidentals. Communication efforts with merchants and businesses continues to improve through the district. Updates were made on the "Winterfest Event", February 18, 2006. It will be kept low-key but should bring extra traffic to the downtown. Update was made on the Planning/Goal Setting Meeting held on Jan. 11, 2006. Very positive results with more attention being focused on the relationships with Charter/Sport Fishing people, a professional promotional piece for the BID and City Beautification. These will be ongoing works. Audit is coming end of April and Mrs. Grover will be working with Mary Bley at City Hall for this.

Old Business included the update of members Goldammer and Fellenz. Letters of resignation were received thus leaving two vacancies on the Board. Mr. Didier and Mr. Schanen will solicit nominees for next month’s meeting. Four businesses were mentioned: Shirley Gruen Art Studio, Lasting Impressions Salon and Beanie’s Mexican Restaurant.

A presentation on the "Pirate Festival" was made by Kimberly McCulloch. Large crowds and many activities are anticipated. The BID and Ms. McCulloch will work together to promote their similar events and hope to bring many people to the downtown.

Approval for searching out committees to work with district events and promotions was given. This will allow Mrs. Grover to focus more on Business Retention/Education and Recruitment. These committees may include residents as well as business people.

Meeting was adjourned at 9:17 AM.

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Meeting was called to order by Mr. Lueptow at 8:01 AM.

Attending: Mr. Lueptow, Mr. Biever, Mr. Schwanz, Mr. Didier, Mr. Schowalter, Mrs. Grover, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Schanen, Mr. Holton, Mr. Speas

Minutes of the November meeting approval motion made by Mr. Didier, seconded by Mr. Biever.

Financial Report made by Mr. Schowalter. Deposits coming in were $527.50 and also $625.00 from Christmas on the Corner Sponsorships. The final balance in the checking account remains at $508.24. Motion to approve Financial Report made by Mr. Schanen and seconded by Mr. Schwanz.

Manager’s Report made by Mrs. Grover. A rough copy of Quarterly Newsletter was presented, setting forth recommended dates for 2006 Festivals and Events. Some date changes for Harvestfest to September as opposed to October and Christmas on the Corner to 2^nd Saturday of December as opposed to 1^st Saturday of December, were advised by Mrs. Grover and a motion to approve these changes by Mr. Holton and seconded by Mr. Schanen. The newsletter will be amended, copied and distributed to the entire BID district by mid January 2006. While distributing, Mrs. Grover hopes to collect communication means (email addresses and fax numbers) to better allow regular and ongoing communications among the BID district members and the Board. The Maritime Heritage Festival has invited the APPLEDORE IV and APPLEDORE V for sailing ships for this weekend and preparations continue for this and all other events for the 2006 calendar year. The Merchant/Promotions Group has made a move to work directly with the BID and has appointed a temporary secretary (Donna Moras) to allow for accountability and better communication to other merchants and businesses. All BID members have been invited to attend these meetings and will be encouraged to become more involved through this means. A final report on Christmas on the Corner stated that the event was successful, in spite of the snowy, cold weather. The trolley was a nice change and many requests were made to have it visit again. The event will come in just under budget once all sponsorship monies and invoices are received.

Downtown beautification was discussed. Mr. Speas stated that he had not had time to contact the city but will work on this. There is a bill for trees for $480.00 that will be verified by Mr. Speas who will communicate the results to Mrs. Grover so payment can be made.

Board members, Goldhammer and Fellenz have had circumstances change their ability to serve on the BID board. Mr. Holton recommended that Mrs. Grover contact them via letter or phone and see if they intended to resign so that replacements could be found.

Mrs. Kristine Hargartner asked to speak to the Board on behalf of her building located on Main Street in the district. She asked that Board consider re-organization of the Farmer’s Market so that people could still see her storefront and the sidewalk in front of her would be more used. The members agreed to examine this request. She also stated her concern with the vacant building adjacent to her property with issue to the fact that it detracts from the salability of her building. This issue will consider by the Lueptow Furniture Co. who owns the building. Finally, Mrs. Hargartner is protesting her BID "dues" in light of the above matters and that the BID is not serving her needs. The Board informed her that the tax is part of City of Port Washington Tax Payment and she would need to take that up with the City Treasurer.

A discussion of the Pirate Festival, hosted by Ms. Kimberly McCulloch, stated the concern of the BID’s Maritime Heritage Festival and could the city and it’s visitors support the visits of multiple tall ships in one season. It was also a concern of the intent of the Pirate Festival to replace the Maritime Heritage Festival. The Board asked Mr. Didier, Mr. Holton and Mr. Schanen to look into the rights of the Board (and the established Maritime Heritage Festival) and Ms. McCulloch’s rights as a private citizen and business owner without non-profit status to operate the festival, particularly with the tall ships. Upon research and discussions with Ms. McCulloch, this delegation will advise the Board what steps, if any, it must take, at the January meeting.

The need for a Goal/Planning Meeting was addressed and date was set of January 11, 2006, 7:00 PM at the Holiday Inn Meeting Room. The Board members hope to re-examine the current goals and direction of the BID and hopefully come up with sound ideas to move ahead with possible new goals and means of accomplishing them.

The Board approved the movement of Mrs. Grover from Interim Executive Director of the BID to a permanent position as Executive Director of the BID. She will receive a yearly salary of $18,000.00.

Meeting was adjourned.

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Motion by Mr. Didier, Seconded by Mr. Speas to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 9:25 AM.