Downtown Business Improvement Board

The Downtown Business Improvement District was created by passage of Ordinance 2219 by the City Council in October 2024. (View City Code reference) The Business Improvement Board shall have the duty and responsibility to review and make recommendations to the City Council for the establishment of plans for improvements in the business area. The work performed in this district will include sidewalk snow removal, weed control, and general landscaping. 

The cost and expenses for the work to be performed within such Business Improvement District shall be raised through special assessments based upon the special benefits to the property as fairly and equitably assessed by the City Council.  

The Downtown Business Improvement District boundaries are "Main Avenue from 13th Street to 11th Street and a western boundary of generally being an alley between Main Avenue and Norman Avenue and an alley between Main Avenue and Linden Avenue with a few properties outside those boundaries as shown on the attached map, to include all properties having frontage on the streets within such district."

• 5 members who are property owners, residents, business operators, or users of space within the business area
• Appointed for 3-year terms (Initially, two members of the Board shall be appointed for three-year terms, two members shall be appointed for two-year terms, and one member shall be appointed for a one-year term.)
• meets at least quarterly, including the last month of each calendar year 
• View current meeting agendas

Boards and commissions are comprised of city residents appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council to advise certain City programs or departments. Select boards meet regularly, while others meet as needed. For contact information on individual board members, please contact the City Clerk.