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Board approves new daytime meeting time, funds mural at $11,300 and clears KCI invoice pending engineering sign-off
Summary
The board voted unanimously to move regular meetings to business hours (3:30 p.m.), approved a mural project at $11,300 (reduced from $14,000), and authorized payment of a KCI Technologies invoice pending engineering review.
At its March 10 meeting, the Downtown Improvement Board voted on several action items, approving a change to regular meeting times, authorizing a downtown mural at a reduced cost and approving payment of a consultant invoice pending engineering review.
A motion to move the board’s regular meetings to business hours — with a suggested 3:30 p.m. start time — was moved, seconded and approved with no recorded opposition. The Chair announced the motion carried.
On a separate action, the board considered a mural proposal for two properties (1102 Grant Street, owner Emilsa LLC; and 304 Flutter Street, owner Raul Proper Properties Ltd). Amanda from the economic development department told the board the artist had requested $14,000 but agreed to proceed for $11,300 to remain within the allotted budget. The board voted to authorize proceeding at $11,300; the contract will include insurance and other standard agreement requirements to be finalized during execution. The artist, Alan Ginde, told the board he expects to complete the mural in roughly three weeks, working evenings during the summer heat.
The board also moved to approve an invoice submitted by KCI Technologies (about $9,000) but made the approval contingent on engineering’s review and sign-off; the board asked that engineering verify calculations before final signatures are applied to the payment documents.
Votes at a glance
- Approve minutes of March 10, 2026: motion passed (unanimous, recorded as in favor; specific roll-call votes not recorded in transcript). - Change regular meeting times to business hours (3:30 p.m. recommended): approved (unanimous). - Approve mural project (authorize $11,300): approved (unanimous); artist to finalize timeline and insurance under contract. - Approve KCI Technologies invoice (approx. $9,000) pending engineering approval: approved (unanimous).
Board members and staff did not record individual roll-call tallies in the public transcript beyond stating the motion carried with no opposition; the meeting clerk had earlier recorded members present and noted a quorum.
