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Downtown Partnership reviews maintenance updates: seasonal crews, donated truck and new barricades
Summary
Staff reported seasonal maintenance staffing is in place, flower-basket sponsorships are open and the city will donate a surplus pickup (with plow) to the Downtown Partnership pending valuation and minor repairs.
Downtown Partnership staff updated the board on maintenance and operations matters, including flower-basket sponsorships, seasonal staffing, a potential vehicle donation from the water treatment plant and a new city barricade program.
Emily, staff member, said flower-basket sponsorships are live with a May 26 deadline and baskets scheduled to be hung in June; Oak Gardens confirmed a crew and Patty will begin watering. Seasonal maintenance employees have signed summer contracts that began May 1, Emily said.
On assets, staff reported that Public Works (represented by Matt Workman) identified a surplus truck at the city water treatment plant that the city can donate to the downtown Partnership. The vehicle was described at the meeting as a 2008 pickup with a plow, diesel engine and the Partnership said it will need upgrades such as new leaf springs and possibly airbags. Staff said the vehicle can be stored for the Partnership during summer months and that staff will work through fair-value accounting and needed repairs before final acceptance.
Public Works will also deploy barricades for all street closures moving forward, staff said; the barricades were acquired with grant support and will be used for events such as Art Walk and other closures. Emily also reported that staff were notified there will be no bird scooters in Bozeman this summer.
Ending: Staff said they will return with the fair-market valuation and the cost estimate for vehicle repairs, and they will coordinate storage and asset-accounting steps if the Partnership accepts the donation.
