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Board keeps $30,000 facade-grant target and maintains $40,000 landscaping budget for 2026
Summary
Board members reviewed facade grant carryover and landscaping/maintenance lines; staff recommended keeping the facade program at $30,000 and the landscaping budget at $40,000 for 2026, and the board agreed by consensus.
At the Aug. 26 special meeting the board reviewed facade grants, landscaping expenses and the contracted downtown clean/maintenance program and agreed by consensus to retain current funding levels for those categories in the 2026 draft operating plan.
Staff reported the BID adopted $30,000 for facade grants in the current year; some awarded grants were uncompleted and returned to the facade pool, increasing available facade funds. The staff member recommended continuing a $30,000 facade budget for 2026 to keep the program accessible to property owners and businesses seeking exterior improvements.
On landscaping, staff presented a $40,000 proposed total for plant materials, hanging baskets and spring cleanup (about $10,000 for maintenance contract and roughly $28,290 for flowers and baskets), and noted the city contributes roughly $30,000 worth of in‑kind watering/maintenance for large planters. The board indicated comfort with maintaining the $40,000 landscaping line for 2026 and discussed that costs may rise in 2027.
The clean‑program contract (for which the BID budgeted about $10,000) has not been fully spent this year, and staff suggested carrying similar funding into 2026. The board accepted these recommendations by verbal agreement; no formal appropriation was recorded at the meeting.
