- Welcome, everybody, to the July meeting of the Urban Enterprise Association. It is 12.09, or I believe
- by my computer, it says 12.11. We're in the class conference room. Everything has been posted as for
- folding the door up off. Take it away. All right, welcome, everyone. Thanks for being here. We'll need
- to do a round the room
- I'm happy to like to start this session. Very new phone. Virginia Gutierre. Heather Robinson, BUBA.
- Jane Cooper-Smith, BUBA. Deidre Rosa-Staff. Felicia Spinelli, BUA. Kate Rosenberger, BUBA. We have some
- folks in the room. I mean, do you guys want to introduce yourselves quickly?
- Josh Brewer. I was from Friendly Beasts. Is there anyone else online? You're welcome to introduce yourself
- if you want. No pressure, though. I'm Kate Crum, Cicada Cinema also. Thank you for joining us. Great.
- All right, the directors, go for it. Both minutes for Senate. Oh, sorry. Thank you, minutes.
- Okay, so minutes from our last month's meeting, did anyone have any comments, corrections? Just a name.
- My name is spelled with an E. Okay, so a correction to the name, Katarina's name. So anything other?
- twice on the minutes. Anyone if not will need to do a roll call for approval. Oh, wait a minute. Do
- we need a motion? Now we need to do the roll call. Virginia theory approved. Heather Robinson approved.
- Jane Cooper Smith approved. Felisa Spinelli approved.
- Kate Rosenberger approved. All right. Minutes passed. Thank you. Okay. The email director is important.
- Okay. All right.
- So banking updates. Jane's just awaiting access to the GAB account, and then we will be able to get
- statements on a regular basis, which is very exciting. We can apply for it. Yeah. It's been a journey.
- It's been a step in. Yeah. We'll need to designate a third signatory for the accounts, and also
- My read only access and we have to do that by vote so that I can send a letter and meeting minutes to
- the financial institutions to get that approved. There's also like another process who with whoever
- ends up being the same Tory, like, just ID verification that we'll go through and I can deal that deal
- with that with them. But that's what that we will need to take today.
- First, Navigator Online Account Access. This is going to be great because it will allow us to do large
- ACH transfers and wire transfers. This comes up when we do our bigger sponsorships, like with MCCSC.
- It's been hard to do the full payment. We have to break it up in chunks, or we have to do a paper check.
- Or call the bank and have them raise the limit.
- So yeah, so that'll be great for just transactions overall and better visibility. We will have to have
- a vote on that as well because it is a $20 monthly fee for that. So that will have to be something that
- is based, that'll be kind of like a little bit of a budget change. So there's that. I will go over here.
- why it feels so much harder to do this on a large screen to like share things and do this part,
- but it does. So looking at our budget versus balance, the only change that we have coming up as far
- as disbursements is an additional business enhancement scholarship for $510 that is highlighted in the change
- right here. So we've dispersed $3,710 with a remaining balance of $6,290. So that was the only change
- we have this month so far. And then as far as strategic planning, I'm meeting with Michelle King of
- Phone Box who did our core assessment that I showed you guys last month.
- Uh, we're meeting in August to figure out next steps, the when, the where and the how. Um, and then,
- uh, I will probably, uh, do another doodle poll or, and I'm sorry, not a doodle poll, but a Google form
- to figure out a good time for us to all meet to just do the mission, vision and planning section of
- that. So that's not like an official meeting or anything like that. I was just training. Um, so it won't
- be like, you know, we don't have to go through all the, we're going to roll with
- So pretty excited about that. Yeah, and that's kind of all I have for the director's report when you
- expect to do that training. Well, I know that Heather's going to be out of town in September. So I'll
- have to check with your schedule to see what that is. But I would expect to late September at the very
- earliest. Also, September will be doing some budget
- some some budget discussion and all that, and I think that some of the strategic planning will probably
- also influence some of the decisions that we make going forward with the budget and how we're moving
- forward with how we're dispersing funds programming expansion and programs and all of that. So I'm thinking
- we'll start looking at end of September at the earliest. Yeah.
- So we have two items that need approval. Can those go into a single or do you want to separate those?
- Should we do the signature ownership? I think that we should do that separately. Okay, makes sense.
- So typically that's an officer of the board and often the secretary. So just as a recommendation, and
- I welcome others, but
- That would be Michael hovers. So he's our current secretary. So as an officer and and so forth, giving
- him access to our signatory authorization with would just be my recommendation, but I, you know, Any
- other feedback on that. So the
- Sorry, just making sure so he would have access to the first now, but I would still be able to process
- the regular. Well, it's okay. Let's yeah, let's talk about let's talk about that. So. One piece of it
- is, is I understand it. We need to just determine who in addition to like, I'm a signer, you're a signer
- and we need a third signer, which potentially is, is the.
- secretary's position, which is currently Michael. So then that is currently signatures for checks and
- so forth. So then the other piece is the access for First Navigator online. So with this process, Jane,
- you would then be able to actually
- approve expenditures, correct? In much the same way you are now. Yes. But it is a little bit. When we
- had a paper check system, we had two signers for a transaction. We processed everything via paper check.
- So I don't know if there's a way to not take multiple approvals within that system or if the board just
- delegates that sole authority to process that.
- I think we also view Cheryl's management of the books as one of the checks. Right, and in front of control
- for that. So for all of our checks now, are they two signers? Yeah, it's you and Jane at this junction.
- OK, for paper. OK, I was going to say they're signing a whole lot. Well, I mean, I think that's probably
- a good discussion to have. When you go to an online system, at least in my experience, that creates
- basic use, which is great. But it also, you need to make sure you have the right internal controls for
- something like that. So right now, do you send something to Cheryl that says, hey, we have this, so
- I know there's a contract, and so then
- So someone writes a check. Yeah. And so how the contract process kind of works, you know, we,
- we get past the, the approval from the board and all of that. Um, I put together, um, the contract and
- on the first page of the contract, it was a contract memo where I get approval from Jane, um, the, uh,
- opposite of the controller and, um,
- And it's two checks in the opposite of the controller because it's our procurement manager and it's
- also the controller who signs off on it. Okay. So there's that. And then the next signature is you and
- then the following signature is the awardee. Okay. And then for the claims process D after the contracting
- is complete, D uploads contract and payment information to a shared spreadsheet that triggers
- You need to process a payment once those documents are complete. So D requests the payment. I process
- the payment and then Cheryl from the controller's office again comes in and then use that payment during
- the reconciliation process. I feel like that's a robust. I don't know with the online system if you
- need like another person in there. I don't know that.
- I need to be in there or the secretary needs to be in there. The internal controls are there. One of
- the ways to also is de-initiates and you approve. So an online system, someone can, that has only viewing,
- which D, but that's what we're going to be approving today, that only has view can still create
- a draft, if you will, a draft of a payment. So this particular business or organization has been awarded
- a $5,000 grant. Dee can go into the system and she can create, draft that. And then Jane, you would
- go in separately and you would release it. So again, there's like an internal control for that process.
- And to me, otherwise,
- we're sort of like outside, you're waiting on the thing. I mean, you know, because also the contracts
- are coming through, you're reviewing them as chair, I'm reviewing the contracts as well, knowing what
- we've approved at the board. So, I mean, I welcome any feedback on this, but I don't think that it needs
- to be yet another person as
- either me or the other signer involved in that. And the signer themselves is just, they're just, there
- is a third, a third. Yeah. So, yeah. So if Heather is in France, but it's also not necessarily like
- through the ACH and the online system, you're not needing board signatures very often. Yeah.
- And I think the benefit of this first now is that actually we're increasing visibility. So right now,
- I'm the only one who can view those transactions on lines. But I think this will just get answers to
- Cheryl faster. Yes. Paramize. Yeah. All right. Sounds good. OK. So Cater, Felisa, do you have any comments
- on that before we go to make
- Approvals. Okay. So two pieces here. One is to authorize the secretary's position to be the additional
- signer. So if there's anyone who'd like to make a motion on that. I'll make a motion to add the secretary
- as a third signer. Same. And then we'll need to do a roll call. Catery new call approved.
- Virginia theory approved Heather Robinson approved Jane Coopersman approved Kate Rosenberger. Yes. And
- she turned on her camera. Yeah, your camera and sound.
- Oh, you're on mute. Sorry, guys. Yes. Sorry. Thank you. Motion. Great. Okay. So then the second piece
- is approving first navigator access and online payment associated with it, which gives
- D, ability to view information online and be able to create, right, draft payments and change the authority
- to release. Yes. Am I correct on all of that? Okay. So we'll need a motion. The only question I have
- is where does the $20 a month, where does that come from? From where in the budget?
- That is probably like just general admin or like, I feel like that it would probably be subscriptions
- dues. Yeah. Okay. There's funding in that line. It's at $2,800 for that. So it more than covers it.
- Okay. I will also motion to add D to the
- First Navigator and approving the upgrade and payment for the access. Is that the right motion? Yeah.
- And I guess the best motion would be an additional read-only access to other accounts. So motion is
- to approve additional read access only to First Navigator accounts?
- Or just to be account to the city counts. Yeah. Second. Okay. And we'll call. Yes. Virginia get theory.
- Yes. The Robinson. Yes. Yes. Felicia Spinelli. Yes. Kate Rosenberger. Yes. Awesome. All right. Thank
- you everyone. Okay. So housekeeping stuff is.
- Completed. So now the fun stuff. We have some grantees, potential grantees joining us today in whatever
- order you want to. Yeah. So first is the allocation. Let me get this shared thing going while I'm talking,
- if I can do two things at the same time. So I just want to pull up.
- the grants and entrepreneurship. One of the applications that we received is for funding for a program
- called the Builder's Room. This is a program to help small businesses learn how to buy code and utilize
- AI in operations and
- just general functions of business and also just teaching them more about AI and how it will affect
- their business. This is taking place over at the mill and 812 Labs is the organization that is spearheading
- it as far as the education thing altogether. They received... I keep on getting kicked out of my...
- of my email with this information. They received a grant to be able to make this whole thing happen.
- And what they were asking for was additional financial support to expand the program by 10 additional
- members with a focus on entrepreneurs and business owners in the enterprise zone.
- So it's very targeted who they're trying to attract to this program. The entire ask is $7,000. I recommended
- that they apply for the business enhancement scholarship. The reason I directed them to this area is because
- It definitely fulfills what we want to have as far as activity in business enhancement. It's a training
- program. It is for business owners and entrepreneurs. So it definitely fulfills that goal. Additionally,
- despite only having this $62.90 in this budget line, we didn't spend $7,600 of this last year.
- I think that this is a good fit for that particular program. I think that we could would make sense
- to utilize funds in this manner, and it is directly targeting business owners and entrepreneurs within
- the sound. This is the little statement that they said john couldn't be here today so I'm.
- I'm standing in Johnstead. The building room is a hands-on AI implementation program developed in partnership
- with Amplify Bloomington and the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce with 812 Labs, serving as the
- lead program designer and facilitator. The main program is supported through IEDC Community Collaboration
- Fund dollars and is designed to serve Bloomington, Monroe County, and surrounding upland areas.
- The $7,000 BUEA request
- submitted, sorry, the $7,000 VUEA request submitted by 812 Labs is specifically intended to reserve
- 10 seats for businesses located within the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Zone. Five seats in each cohort,
- which works out to roughly $700 in professional development and implementation per participating zone
- business. This funding would allow VUEZ businesses to participate at no cost to
- while keeping the broader IEDC funds focused on the larger regional program. The dollars would be tracked
- directly to the zone businesses served. And then the applications are open now with an information session
- being held August 4th. And I think I'd ask you this, they feel the need is there, like there's an interest
- and they're so strong. Yes, I think they've gotten a lot of like,
- free interest at this point in time, and they're doing a pretty good job of publicizing it. I definitely
- am getting a lot of things in my feed and my LinkedIn about it, and I'm pushing it as well. I think
- that it's a really interesting way of supporting business owners, I think, and a very vital one, because
- I think that demystifying AI is going to be really integral, especially in these, you know,
- years that are really being implemented and these kind of barriers. So are the participants, those that
- are not part of the BUA cohort that we're funding, are they paying to be a part of this program? No,
- so the IEDC Community Collaboration Fund is paying for those. So there's already a group of people who are
- being funded for it, and then they're willing to add specifically. Yeah. So basically, so if there are
- applicants that are zone applicants, then there's this chunk of money, and it opens up for other people
- in different areas. So it definitely aids in expanding the program. I guess I just have a couple questions.
- The enhancement scholarship, what's the grant
- range, the limit on that per applicant to the 12th of it all. Yeah. So this would be basically saying,
- oh, yeah, I guess my question is just, is this really the right way to fund that? Seems like a little
- bit different than how that grant has operated in the past, which is fine. It's the board wants, but
- I'm just flagging that. And then other question is just, how can we ensure that they're really, I think
- bicoding is,
- super powerful and thinking about Lotus or Cicada or Friendly Beasts, how they might use it to do stuff
- on their website that helps them grow, deliver services, whatever. That's really interesting to me.
- How are bricks and mortar businesses in the zone? How can they access it? And Felisa too, thinking about
- your business and having someone teach you how to use this tool could be really awesome.
- I'm concerned that there could be a captive audience inside the walls of the dimension mill that some
- of those folks would be like, oh, this is awesome. I'm just questioning, how do we make sure that it's
- really getting out? That it's accessible to business who might not even know what it is, but might be
- able to benefit from it.
- Yeah. It's just what people are starting to call it now. I think that's just the kind of point. I looked
- it up for building apps, web ads, or games using natural language to AI. Yeah. Yeah. Just the way programs
- do it. So yeah, I totally see your point. But I think that finding it with the target of enterprise
- Businesses is is like the whole point of this is to target people who would usually like to to turn
- people who would usually not go to the mill and I like there's a concerted effort to make sure that
- they are seeking out non. Yeah, yeah. Like, could you could you restrict it to non six forty two north Madison?
- businesses, because that runs a risk for me, because there are some like nonprofits and smaller operations
- operating out there. It's just, I don't think the 642 startups. I get what you're saying. Like that's
- not what I think this should be. Yeah. So sorry to push on that. No, no, but that means. Isn't email
- in the BBA something? Yes, yeah. Yeah, so all those startups are technically BBA businesses. I just
- think that they have other avenues to access. Yeah.
- Yeah, no, absolutely. And, you know, I think that within the contract, if we're talking about language
- and what, you know, this board would want to target, I mean, we could probably specifically say that,
- you know, we're trying to target restaurants, non tech.
- that sort of thing, because that does definitely shift the focus of what that is. I feel comfortable
- with that. Yeah. And then the intention to get those, if they are businesses that are not already part
- of the mill, you know the intention is to get those businesses to eventually become part of the mill?
- No, that's not the intent. Okay.
- No, that's not the intent. I think that it's, I think by holding those five funding classes there, that
- alone is like their advertising for them. Like that is, that's as far as that goes, but it is not, it's
- not a recruiting tool. Okay. Okay. So if we were to just thinking about the funding, like,
- If we're using 2025 budget for this funding, we wouldn't be eliminating the possibility of other people
- getting this B scholarship this calendar year. We're going to count it as an overage in this budget.
- It's not exactly like,
- It's not like our city budget where it's like, this is all the money and that's it. You know, we are,
- our budget is more flexible. And so it would be, I would probably count it when, when you're looking
- at it as an overage in the 2026 budget. I'm just wondering if say there's three more people budget.
- I would still, I would still be, I would still probably grant up to the 62 90 or 62 nine.
- Yeah, yeah. This really just, it would just be a variance for that particular one line item. And,
- you know, we rarely hit our totals. And so our bottom line is probably not going to suffer from this
- and we have the, we have the needs to do it. So it seems like it, it actually spans the scholarships
- like reach it's giving
- opportunities for people to be able to actually use this to be money that maybe have been using in previous
- years. And to your point, Jane, just one way maybe to frame this is that it's $7,000, so it pays for
- 10 participants at 700 a piece. So that sort of fits with sound addresses and that fits within sort
- of the guidelines of what we are
- Do you know what we do for that particular? So I wanna be mindful of time. We have guests here and I
- wanna be able to give them time. Do we have, I don't wanna rush this, but do we have any further discussion
- on this or do people hope about voting on this today? Kate or Felisa, do either of you have questions?
- Are you comfortable voting on this approval for today?
- I don't have any questions. I've just been following along and feel fine voting today. Whatever you
- all want to do. I'm okay with voting as well. Okay. All right. So then we would need a motion to approve
- $7,000 from the business economic enhancement scholarship account.
- And with the understanding that it's funding 10 participants in the zone, 700 a piece, and with the
- focus not on tech, right? So we do not tech. Okay, so there it is. Do we have a motion? I'll make a
- motion to all that you said. Okay. Second. Second. All right, so then roll call. Kendra McCall, yes.
- Virginia Gethheri, yes. Heather Robinson, yes. Jane Cooper-Smith, yes.
- Felicia Spinelli, yes. Kate Rosenberger, yes. Okay, fantastic, thank you. All right, so next we have
- Friendly Beasts and we'll do, they have two grant locations right now. It is the accessibility grant
- and the safety and security. All right, so things up. Thank you, thank you for your information. There
- are other items here.
- Oh, I guess I'll just and learn about technology today. Um, no, I'm not. Sorry guys. I will totally
- learn how to deal with Adobe on a large screen. One of these days, I promise. Um, the best way of doing
- it is this.
- Okay, so we have Friendly Beasts, the accessibility grant. So this is for the remodeling of the new
- location and updating several features to ensure ADA compliance. It involves constructing an accessible
- bathroom, replacing entry doors, installing a new ordering countertop that meets ADA standards, and
- building a landing at the rear exit to serve as a refuge point.
- The total cost of the entire project is $12,998. Friendly Beasts will be contributing a quarter of that,
- which is $32,495.
- And so the amount requested from the is nine thousand seven hundred and forty nine dollars. And then
- I'm also going to do the safety and security grant for the friendly beast. So this will require constructing
- a two hour fire barrier wall between the cidery and the adjacent tenant to reduce the fire area occupancy.
- for each tenant, which will involve a new code review, architectural grounds, and additional framing
- and drywall. The VISTAs also intends to add a panic bar to an existing door and update locks and security
- more generally. The project will require hardwiring, exit signs, and security lights.
- That project is $6,460. Friendly Bees will be contributing $1,615. And the total request from the VUEA
- is $4,845. And we have Friendly Bees here. They'd like to talk about their project, any? You have the
- floor. Yeah, I mean, I think
- Probably most of you all are familiar with the process that's been going on with our current location
- and having to move at the end of August. Can we state it for the record, just because the online folks
- might not know, but so Friendly Beasts is currently located in one of the properties that is being displaced
- by the development of the Convention Center Host Hotel. And so you've been looking for locations along
- the corridor
- Yeah, so we spent a long time looking for a location, decided that this was the best fit for us. It
- keeps a lot of the things that we have now that people appreciate about the current location, such as
- outdoor seating, getting on the D-line, being relatively close to downtown. And yeah, basically, we
- as tenants are going to be responsible for doing
- improvements to meet code for higher safety, security, and the accessibility portion of building a second
- ADA compliant bathroom. And then just fixing up some other things with the floor that are uneven, with
- panic bars on the doors. Yeah, sort of bringing everything up from its current condition to things that would
- Meet all those criteria. Can I ask a question? So when you say that you're responsible, is your landlord
- covering any of the costs of these updates, or it's on the organization itself? Yes, it's on the organization
- itself. In the project. So there are two grants here, but I assume the total renovation costs are, like
- there's other stuff you're doing. Yeah, for sure.
- So your match is really a lot more than what... Yeah, I think the total project will be several times
- this. And even since I've submitted this, I've started getting more points back and well, I guess I'm
- going to overestimate some of these things. Yeah, and then I guess just to put it on the notes, but
- as far as the architectural drawings and the plumbing, I kind of like divided that into part for the
- safety and security and part for the
- Accessibility Modification left another part for, I guess, elective things or general design elements
- that would apply to this. Is it appropriate to throw something in? Because we have been talking about
- waivers of matches. At this time, could I suggest that they are waived for their match and the budget is
- considered with, you know, with the conversation. We've been having these conversations for two months.
- Not that the public necessarily knows that, so they may not know that that's going to be an option or
- potential option. Can I make a suggestion for that? I don't see why not. I'm comfortable with that.
- I also feel like they're exceeding their match, so sign me either way.
- So we would find the whole grant, because that's my question. So what would we find the whole grant
- amount be within match as part of the funding that we distributed? I see no problem with that. I mean,
- so it would be, so the requested amount plus whatever their match would be what we would grant.
- Yeah, and the reason that I, the reasoning behind that is that their landlord is, so the reason that,
- okay, so the reason for my request is that their landlord is not pitching in anything. It's all coming
- down to the organization and they're putting a lot of investment into a building that they do not own.
- And so I feel that organizations should have the opportunity to have the match waived, the total amount
- of the project
- Should still be the total. So, so like, when we're talking about like the safety and security grant,
- their total cost is $6,460. Um, their match is 1615 and the amount that they're requesting is 4845.
- So you want to do the total cost of the 64.
- I do. Yeah, that's my Sebastian. So their full budget, it looks like total cost that they have for both
- is $12,998. So basically, you're suggesting that since we're waiving the match, we fund that money.
- Yeah. So the total on that, the total, if we were going to fund both projects completely, it would be
- $14,594. From two different pools of money. So yeah. That's, wait a minute. That's 14.
- Okay, wait a minute. Oh, I'm sorry. No, I'm sorry. That's just what they requested. That's my bad. Sorry,
- guys. You make the sausage. So, okay, total cost is $12.998 for one of the requests, and then the second
- one is $64.60. Or, no, sorry, third. I'm lucky. Yeah, right. So that, together, is $19.458.
- Yeah. So is that what we're proposing potentially? That's what Kat is. That is what Kat is proposing.
- Do I understand that correctly, Kat? You're suggesting to waive those and to fund the full cost. I'm
- suggesting that we fund the full eligible cost that's allowable within those grants. So I'm not 100%
- sure what was. So got it.
- So one is 10, right? One would be 10. And then the other one would be the total cost of the product.
- Okay. Okay. So that makes sense to me. So that would be $16,460. So $16,460 is what we're talking about.
- Yeah. My questions that we're all popping off are based on a misunderstanding of what you were suggesting.
- So since we would be staying with the full grant amount, then we would be adhering to what the future,
- what we think the future policy is going to be.
- I think it would follow that we would, you know, I have to do it. I mean, it sets a precedent. Or it
- could just simply be based on the overall project that we know is well above this. We're simply adding
- additional to the grant request as opposed to waiting a match. So that then in some ways gives us the
- flexibility of using dollars
- taking one up to the maximum of $10,000, one to 6460, which fits within that range. And the board has
- the ability to do that with or without a match. I have to leave right after one. So I'm going to just
- go ahead and make a motion if you'll take it. You didn't ask for a motion though. Well, no, I went.
- Yeah, I want to move these through. So I just wanted to make it clear. So what we're suggesting is funding
- at a higher level that meets the total cost for each of these projects. So the board then would be approving
- $16,460 total for safety and security and accessibility grant, 10,000 accessibility
- $6,460 for safety and security. For Friendly Bees. For Friendly Bees. So I'd like to move approval of
- grant funding for Friendly Bees for safety and security and accessibility in the amount of $16,640.
- Did I get it? Yep. Yeah. For the two. Nailed it. Second. All right. Katarina Call. Oh, yes. Virginia
- Gutierrez.
- Heather Robinson. Yes. Yes. Hey, Melissa. Hey, Melissa. Hey, Rosemary. Yes. Felicia's finality. Yes.
- Great. All right. All right. Hey, you all. We just that happened really fast. And I also just wanted
- to add, since, you know, this is recorded and everything that
- It's a real bummer that Friendly Base is getting kicked out of the space like the CIB is probably not
- using this for a hotel, but it's going to demolish everything and it's going to be empty for years.
- I just want to thank Friendly Base also for like activating the beeline and a space that I think is
- going to become
- problematic with nobody there. It's been awesome. I live really close and it's been really awesome to
- have this as a hub and a place to go in our neighborhood that will be truly missed and we'll have nothing
- probably for a long time. Thank you, Friendly Beasts. I'm sure the new neighborhood will love having
- you there, but I am totally bummed that you have to leave. Absolutely. All right. Cicada. Cicada, seven
- minutes. Sorry.
- All right, so cicada cinema is renovating a former warehouse into a small community movie theater. This
- will actually watch the neighbors.
- of a project that triggers ADA compliance is required because movie theaters are classified as group
- A1 assembly spaces under Indiana Building Code. This part of the renovation at Cicada Cinema was to
- build a second ADA compliant restroom with appropriate portions, fixtures, and grab bars, and modify
- the existing restroom to meet ADA standards. This project also includes constructing a vestibule to
- block light and sound from the lobby from entering the auditorium, which will, likewise,
- to be built to full ADA compliance. Total ask is $10,619. CICADA confirmed committed funding is $2,654.75.
- And the total request from the VUEA is $7,965. And this is Josh from CICADA Center. Oh, and Kate.
- And Kate, yeah. So yeah.
- neighbors was friendly to me, so it's actually quite comparable to their ask. We're in pretty much the
- same situation. We're moving into the warehouse space and are required to have second bathroom. Our
- project funding is way, way, way higher than all of that asking and whatnot, just because we're kind
- of totally renovating the space into something that it wasn't before.
- with risers and equipment and all sorts of things. But as part of the process, we had to get an A1 occupancy
- permit in the space, which we did not have. So we must then kind of comfortably have to meet all the
- requirements that the state and building department requires, which included a second restroom, which
- includes new plumbing, and that is really expensive.
- So it's really comfortable to what their ask is. The landlord isn't responsible for that. We're a non-profit
- volunteer run, so trying to raise funds to cover the costs that we didn't anticipate having to apply
- for that A1 occupancy initially when we signed the lease. So this has been a surprise that we're required
- It's also a good thing to have a compliant restroom and new plumbing. And we also have to put in the
- safety security bars. It wasn't part of this specific ask. But yeah, it's relatively comparable to their
- ask. And it's, yeah. And Kate could also speak to any other issue with the grant. No, I think you pretty
- much summed it up, Josh. I think we did include with the application
- project budget, if anybody was interested in seeing that. It's pretty extensive. Yeah, I did include
- that in that. My question, again, for your match, is your landlord supporting any of the construction
- budget policy? And so I should, again, request a waiver for their matching. And match the fund to the
- total of $10,000. Yeah.
- That's the maximum for that category, so $10,000, which is the shy of the total cost there, but with...
- Are we doing the same thing? Yeah, we can, I mean, it's a board. We can make a decision on funding this
- at a higher level. It is our prerogative to do some of, so we could fold
- we could fund the full $10,619 that is within the guidelines. So yeah, before it's prerogative to do
- so. Question, in your fundraising, what other types of things have you done? That's just from my own
- curiosity. So yeah, as part of the fundraising, CICADA had a little bit of a nest stage just to start
- the 10 years of doing this week. Just a little bit of money to start the initial rent and move in and
- start a few projects.
- We had a fundraising campaign with the IHCDA at state level to have matching fund grant funding. So
- if the community raises $50,000, they were keeping in $50,000. Most of that is to be used for the equipment
- and building the risers and a lot of the other aspects of the project. The ADA, basically the little
- rooms that we had to do is
- what this ask is for, but the funding from the state level was placemaking grants. So to encourage places
- that the community can utilize and may require some free programming that had to build into that budget.
- The big headlines you could well exceeded that. Really excited about that. Yeah. Yeah. That's great.
- I think also,
- not only the movie theater, but I think people are excited that Family Beast is moving in to create
- kind of like a community hub. Yeah, very awesome. A town kind of near the trades district that I think
- can bring in the arts and culture and share. Yeah. Yeah. We kind of like to think that it's creating
- sort of a Western gateway to that whole corridor. It's great. Awesome. All right. Do we have a motion
- on what we'll
- Fund for for this motion. What we have to 10,006, 19, 619. Yes. I mean, isn't the grant amount 10,000?
- She said it is the board's discretion. So we have a motion for a 10,619 second.
- Can I read your call? Yes. Virginia Guthrie, yes. Heather Robinson, yes. Jane Tupfer-Smith, yes. Lisa
- Spinelli, yes. Kate Rosenbarger, yes. All right. Motion approved. Thank you. All right. Thank you so
- much. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Recording stopped.