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Mendocino County BID Advisory Board elects officers, sets meeting dates and hears TBID petition update
Summary
The Mendocino County BID Advisory Board elected Cali Dim as chair and John Glidewell as vice chair, approved a meeting calendar with a Feb. 25 and a March 19 special meeting, and heard from consultant Ramon (BMC) on the annual report timeline and status of a proposed TBID petition drive.
The Mendocino County BID Advisory Board on an uncontested vote elected Board member Cali Dim as chair and Board member John Glidewell as vice chair, approved a meeting calendar that sets a Feb. 25, 1:00 p.m. meeting and a March 19 special meeting at 11:30 a.m., and discussed timelines and contingency budgets tied to a proposed Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID).
Adrian Thompson, Planning and Building Services staff, called the meeting to order, noted technical difficulties that delayed the start, and completed a roll call with a quorum present in Fort Bragg. Ramon, representing BMC, told the board he would deliver a draft annual report updated by February and recommended the board consider the draft at a Feb. 25 meeting, with a tentative follow-up in March if minor changes were required.
The board approved the officer slate after an initial nomination and an amendment to name Dim chair and Glidewell vice chair; members voiced support with recorded “aye” votes and the chair declared the motion carried. The board then moved to set a meeting schedule. The board approved holding the next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 1:00 p.m. and a special meeting, if needed, on Wednesday, March 19, at 11:30 a.m.; members voted to approve the calendar and the chair stated the motion carried.
Ramon described the annual report and marketing plan as tied to the board’s ongoing functions under the existing 1% assessment; he said the board should treat that plan as the primary path while keeping a 2% TBID plan “to the side” if a separate TBID proceeds. He said the 1% annual budget and marketing plan will be the board’s focus unless the TBID is formally approved. “This will be the bid report we do annually for the annual contract with the 1% bid,” Ramon said. “The marketing plan [is] based on the 1% bid, and the annual report that we do annually is attached to the bid report.”
On the TBID petition drive, Ramon reported the petition count and percentage collected to date: “We’re currently on 94 petitions, 36.22 currently,” and said staff were resuming outreach after holiday delays with the goal of reaching the required majority. He described two budget pathways: an annual 1% budget that the board will use now, and a 2% TBID budget that would replace the 1% budget only if the TBID formation is approved. He said the aim is for a July 1 start if the TBID is approved on schedule, but if Board of Supervisors hearings or scheduling push past that date a TBID would begin Oct. 1 because it must begin in a fiscal quarter.
No public commenters spoke during the meeting. Staff noted the board’s bylaws and the previously adopted annual report were distributed electronically for members’ records; no formal action was required on those documents. Ramon said he would circulate the draft report in advance of the Feb. 25 meeting and make minor revisions afterward if requested, and the board signaled readiness to approve the report at that meeting if no major changes were needed.
The meeting adjourned after the calendar and officer elections were approved. The board’s next formal actions will be consideration of the draft annual report at the Feb. 25 meeting and continued monitoring of TBID petition progress.
