Thank you to all those people who attended our Promotions Committee meeting yesterday. In attendance: Andy Walker (RDA) , Ryan Cole (Davies Community Service Leader) Kathy Coches (@ the bank), Kathy Yeager (Bethaven Inn), Alice Sjolander (Market House), Viki Allin (Creative Crust), Cindy Thompson (Market House Grille), Linda Hanahan (Documents Solutions/Xerox), Kathy Young (Loeffler's)
Here is what we discussed at Our Meeting:
Clarification of Where we are With the Main Street Program:
Andy discussed where we stand in the Main Street Program process right now. He first stated that we are not yet deemed a Main Street Program and then he went on to describe the preferred model and his model for how the Program works.
* The Preferred Model
o Has its own Board of Directors
o Is deemed a 501c3 Organization
o And Has a Full Time Manager
* Andy's Model
o The Redevelopment Authority will be the Main Street Applicant
o We would use the already formed RA Board of Directors
o An Advisory Board specifically for the Main Street Program will be formed
o The Full Time Manager would be an employee of the RA
**The Problem under this model is that since the RA is not deemed a 501c3 organization, we are not sure if we can give tax write offs, for when Main Street Funding is given.**
Andy is getting Legal Interpretation of this right now. It seems to be favorable because of the Public Purpose of the Program.
Update on the 50s Block Party:
Viki made an updated poster so that it could be mentioned that throughout the day other downtown businesses would be having different events as well. Also the downtown businesses are putting on a raffle for a basket full of items from their businesses, with the money going to the Main Street Fund. At Johnnie's Drive In, Cindy at the Market Grille will have her expenses covered and receive 10% and then the rest will go to the Main Street Fund. In addition to this all the tips will be going straight to the fund. For the Bandstand at the Bank we decided to change the name from Americana Bandstand to Meadville Bandstand. Kathy will have to determine expenses for her to host this @ the bank and determine how much will be going to the fund. Andy said that we might be able to have a bank account or internal fund set up for these funds. Linda said that she had a bunch of balloons that she would be willing to let us use so we will probably utilize those. The advertising for the block party was then briefly discussed. A Note to anyone interested the actual Block Party Committee will be meeting tomorrow Friday, June 27, 2008 @ the bank at noon, if anyone is interested in coming.
Starn Marketing and Our Meadville Business Map:
Andy, Viki and I met with Starn Marketing and discussed the format of the map. Viki discussed how it would be set up, with one side of the map having small advertising around the outside and a map in the middle, and then on the back there will be a downtown business directory. In addition to this, the businesses that advertise on the map will be pinpointed out on the map in some way, whether it is a star, arrow, or some other way of pointing them out. It was mentioned that we should also mark parking lots on the map. The map will be composed of two colors and when it is complete we will receive it in PDF or GIF format so we can make more copies when we need it. It was mentioned that these maybe good for place mats, too. Starn is trying to determine the size of the map based of the number of businesses, so once the size is determined we can get a quote.
Website:
We need to get more events on the website, which if you don't remember is www.makeitmeadville.com. Viki said that the website has its own email address which is mim16335@gmail.com . In order to get more events on the website Viki said that it would help if we would send emails to this address when we hear of events that are going on, that way she can get them on the website. We cleared up that this calendar of events will be focused on Entertainment. So if you know of any events that are not on the website be sure to get them to Viki, so she can put them up. We mentioned that important events that are not necessarily in the downtown area would be good to put on the website too. Some examples of these types of events are Margaritaville and the Thurston Classic.
Logo:
It was discussed how we should get a uniform logo for our Main Street Program. One idea that was mentioned was that we could have a logo contest and people put in like a dollar to vote for the one that they like. This way it could become a fundraising event as well.
Future Events
We discussed a possible 3 Day Event, which would include The Taste of Meadville one day, The Sights and Sounds of Meadville another day, and then The Bounty of Meadville the Last Day. Or some other order of these events in a three day period. It was thought that a Saturday through Monday set up may be best. This is something that will have to be looked into for next year.
The idea of October fest was also mentioned and then we talked about the Scarecrow festival again, and how it could be a fundraising event with envelope voting or something of that sort. We decided that we will look at October as a time for our next event with a combination of the Scarecrow Festival and the already occurring Halloween Parade. As of right now the Scarecrow event is tentatively set up for September 20, 2008.
Relations Between the College and Downtown
There is a program with CATA that is being planned in which once a week the Bus will run later then normal so that it can take Allegheny Students Downtown, and maybe highlight a different downtown restaurant each week. This way with only one restaurant highlighted a week they all wouldn't have to stay open late. The bus would probably run till 8 or 9 at night.
We decided that it would be good for the Downtown to work on being more inviting to the college community. One thing that we would like to do is have a banner across the street when Allegheny students return to Meadville so that the downtown can welcome them. I am going to look into this project more and get quotes from a couple of places.
The other thing that was mentioned was that it would be good if we could somehow connect with the new President of the college. Andy said that while he is on vacation he is going to work on sending the president an elaborate email describing the Main Street Program and where we stand as of right now.
**IMPORTANT: MEETING TIMES**
It was stated that not everyone can always make it to the early meetings for the Promotions Committee so we are going to try alternating times every other meeting. So it was decided that the next Promotions Committee Meeting would be held at 2:30 @ the bank on July 9, 2008. Then the next meeting after that will probably be at 7:30 again and we will try to alternate like that.
It was also discussed that eventually it would be good to have a meeting with just the chairs of the committees of Promotion, Design, Economic Restructuring, and Organization. This will be worked on.
Right Now the Chairs of the Committees are As Follows:
Promotions: Kathy Coches (Co-Chair) & Viki Allin (Co-Chair)
Organization: Alice Sjolander
Economic Restructuring: Ed Fine?
Design: Not yet determined
Ryan D. Cole
Davies Community Service Leader
Redevelopment Authority of the City Meadville
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MEMOS & MINUTES
MISSION & VISION STATEMENTS
Mission
The goal of Make It Meadville is to preserve, promote and improve the unique historic character, arts, culture, and educational opportunities of downtown and act as a catalyst for economic development.
Vision
Located in northwestern Pennsylvania, Meadville will become a more active and livable downtown through increased economic, business and cultural opportunities. It will act as a gateway to promote the educational and medical facilities. We envision downtown as a vibrant healthy heart of the community and will develop downtown to increase the quality of life for current and future generations.
- As a college town- informing and marketing to the college community in the areas of retail, entertainment and diverse dining opportunities while marketing the college to the rest of the community
- As an active city center- promoting walkability through accessible transportation, well designed parking and clean and safe streetscapes, and a livable neighborhood with local amenities and services allowing a variety of residents, age, income and family status, to reside in the downtown area
- As a cultural center- partnering with current art organizations and serving as an art incubator especially in the areas of music, writing and theater and sponsoring activities such as festivals, entertainment and special events
- As a county seat- promoting and emphasizing Meadville’s important role as a center for government, banking, and medical needs
The goal of Make It Meadville is to preserve, promote and improve the unique historic character, arts, culture, and educational opportunities of downtown and act as a catalyst for economic development.
Vision
Located in northwestern Pennsylvania, Meadville will become a more active and livable downtown through increased economic, business and cultural opportunities. It will act as a gateway to promote the educational and medical facilities. We envision downtown as a vibrant healthy heart of the community and will develop downtown to increase the quality of life for current and future generations.
- As a college town- informing and marketing to the college community in the areas of retail, entertainment and diverse dining opportunities while marketing the college to the rest of the community
- As an active city center- promoting walkability through accessible transportation, well designed parking and clean and safe streetscapes, and a livable neighborhood with local amenities and services allowing a variety of residents, age, income and family status, to reside in the downtown area
- As a cultural center- partnering with current art organizations and serving as an art incubator especially in the areas of music, writing and theater and sponsoring activities such as festivals, entertainment and special events
- As a county seat- promoting and emphasizing Meadville’s important role as a center for government, banking, and medical needs
PROMOTION GUIDELINES
Coming soon: Firm guidelines for promoting 'Make It Meadville'
POLICY ON THE USE OF THE NAME "MAIN STREET"
The National Trust for Historic Preservation owns the trademark for the phrase "Main Street"1 as it applies to the revitalization of traditional and historic commercial districts. The Trust allows local, regional, state, and citywide organizations involved in the revitalization of these commercial districts to use the name "Main Street" to describe their programs, according to the following guidelines:
Local Main Street Programs' Use of "Main Street" Name
* Local non-profit or government-based Main Street programs may use the Main Street name if the Main Street revitalization methodology2 is the fundamental organizational framework of the organization using the name "Main Street." In particular, the organization must work comprehensively in all four areas of the Main Street Four-Point Approach™, with historic preservation as a key principle and practice, have a volunteer governing board and volunteer committees corresponding to Main Street's Four Points, and have paid staff.
* Main Street coordinating programs3 have sole discretion in determining whether a community may claim to be part of that Main Street coordinating program, designating communities as such through a selection process. See Enforcement, below.
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A "self-initiated" or "independent" local program (defined as an organization that utilizes the Main Street Four-Point Approach but has not been selected to participate in a statewide or citywide Main Street program) may not use "Main Street" in its organizational name without the express written permission of the National Trust. The Trust may grant permission for the organization to use "Main Street" in its name if it is able to determine with confidence that the local organization works comprehensively in all four areas of the Main Street Four-Point Approach™, with historic preservation as a key principle and practice, has a volunteer governing board and volunteer committees corresponding to Main Street's Four Points, and has paid staff.
* While "self-initiated" or "independent" local programs may not use "Main Street" as part of their organizations' names without permission from the National Trust, they may state that they utilize or follow the Main Street Approach in their commercial district revitalization efforts. This claim is subject to the same rules of enforcement as using "Main Street" in the organization's name.
* Use of the name "Main Street" by a local revitalization program does not necessarily mean that the program is part of a state, city, or regional coordinating program or that it meets the 10 criteria necessary to be an accredited National Main Street Program.
* Statewide, citywide, and regional Main Street coordinating programs are responsible for determining which communities within their geographic jurisdiction meet the 10 criteria of the National Trust Main Street Center's National Accreditation for local Main Street programs.
* Purchase of National Trust Main Street Center Network Membership has no relevance or relationship with local Main Street program selection/designation, and does not convey permission for any organization to use the name "Main Street" or to call themselves such.
Coordinating Main Street Programs' Use of the Main Street Name
* The National Trust permits only officially recognized state, city, and regional Main Street coordinating programs to use the Main Street name to describe the organization. Click here for a list of recognized Main Street coordinating programs.
* Statewide, citywide, and regional coordinating Main Street programs must meet national criteria established by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in order to use the name "Main Street."
* Use of the "Main Street" name by a coordinating Main Street program does not necessarily mean that the program meets the standards required for coordinating program accreditation.
Enforcement
The National Trust places tremendous value on the Main Street brand and vigorously protects its trademark rights. When informed of examples of misuse of the Main Street name, the Trust actively pursues a cessation of use of the name by the offending organization and is prepared, when required, to take the appropriate legal action to uphold the above standards and policies.
Statewide, citywide, and regional coordinating programs should alert the National Trust to any local organizations that use "Main Street" in their name but do not make the Main Street revitalization methodology the fundamental organizational framework of their programs. Statewide, citywide, and regional coordinating programs should also alert the National Trust to any local organizations that claim to follow the Main Street Approach but are not actually using any or all of Main Street's Four Points. The National Trust will contact these communities and ask that they discontinue use of the name "Main Street."
Statewide, citywide, and other coordinating Main Street programs3 are permitted to deny local Main Street organizations the privilege of using the name "Main Street," if the local organization is an active participant in the coordinating program but has ceased to follow the guidelines established by the coordinating program. The coordinating program has the authority to request that the offending organization immediately cease use of the Main Street name, and the coordinating program may also determine the conditions under which the organization may be allowed to resume use of the Main Street name. The coordinating program does not have the authority to deny the use of the Main Street name to organizations outside its selected/designated participants. That responsibility rests solely with the National Trust, which will examine and act accordingly upon reported instances of misuse of the Main Street name.
Footnotes
1. This includes variations on the phrase "Main Street," such as "Mainstreet," "Main Streets" or "MainStreet."
2. Fundamental elements of the Main Street methodology include:
* working simultaneously and comprehensively in all four areas of the Main Street Four-Point Approach™ (Organization, Promotion, Design, and Economic Restructuring);
* using historic preservation as a key principle and practice in commercial district revitalization;
* having a broad-based volunteer governing board;
* having volunteer committees corresponding to Main Street's Four Points; and
* having paid staff whose job focuses exclusively on commercial district revitalization.
3. A Main Street Coordinating Program is a government or non-profit organization that provides structured technical assistance and training to a group of local commercial district revitalization programs which are usually selected through a competitive selection process. Statewide and citywide Main Street programs, and regional programs that focus on a specific multi-community area, e.g. a county, are all examples of coordinating Main Street programs.
Local Main Street Programs' Use of "Main Street" Name
* Local non-profit or government-based Main Street programs may use the Main Street name if the Main Street revitalization methodology2 is the fundamental organizational framework of the organization using the name "Main Street." In particular, the organization must work comprehensively in all four areas of the Main Street Four-Point Approach™, with historic preservation as a key principle and practice, have a volunteer governing board and volunteer committees corresponding to Main Street's Four Points, and have paid staff.
* Main Street coordinating programs3 have sole discretion in determining whether a community may claim to be part of that Main Street coordinating program, designating communities as such through a selection process. See Enforcement, below.
*
A "self-initiated" or "independent" local program (defined as an organization that utilizes the Main Street Four-Point Approach but has not been selected to participate in a statewide or citywide Main Street program) may not use "Main Street" in its organizational name without the express written permission of the National Trust. The Trust may grant permission for the organization to use "Main Street" in its name if it is able to determine with confidence that the local organization works comprehensively in all four areas of the Main Street Four-Point Approach™, with historic preservation as a key principle and practice, has a volunteer governing board and volunteer committees corresponding to Main Street's Four Points, and has paid staff.
* While "self-initiated" or "independent" local programs may not use "Main Street" as part of their organizations' names without permission from the National Trust, they may state that they utilize or follow the Main Street Approach in their commercial district revitalization efforts. This claim is subject to the same rules of enforcement as using "Main Street" in the organization's name.
* Use of the name "Main Street" by a local revitalization program does not necessarily mean that the program is part of a state, city, or regional coordinating program or that it meets the 10 criteria necessary to be an accredited National Main Street Program.
* Statewide, citywide, and regional Main Street coordinating programs are responsible for determining which communities within their geographic jurisdiction meet the 10 criteria of the National Trust Main Street Center's National Accreditation for local Main Street programs.
* Purchase of National Trust Main Street Center Network Membership has no relevance or relationship with local Main Street program selection/designation, and does not convey permission for any organization to use the name "Main Street" or to call themselves such.
Coordinating Main Street Programs' Use of the Main Street Name
* The National Trust permits only officially recognized state, city, and regional Main Street coordinating programs to use the Main Street name to describe the organization. Click here for a list of recognized Main Street coordinating programs.
* Statewide, citywide, and regional coordinating Main Street programs must meet national criteria established by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in order to use the name "Main Street."
* Use of the "Main Street" name by a coordinating Main Street program does not necessarily mean that the program meets the standards required for coordinating program accreditation.
Enforcement
The National Trust places tremendous value on the Main Street brand and vigorously protects its trademark rights. When informed of examples of misuse of the Main Street name, the Trust actively pursues a cessation of use of the name by the offending organization and is prepared, when required, to take the appropriate legal action to uphold the above standards and policies.
Statewide, citywide, and regional coordinating programs should alert the National Trust to any local organizations that use "Main Street" in their name but do not make the Main Street revitalization methodology the fundamental organizational framework of their programs. Statewide, citywide, and regional coordinating programs should also alert the National Trust to any local organizations that claim to follow the Main Street Approach but are not actually using any or all of Main Street's Four Points. The National Trust will contact these communities and ask that they discontinue use of the name "Main Street."
Statewide, citywide, and other coordinating Main Street programs3 are permitted to deny local Main Street organizations the privilege of using the name "Main Street," if the local organization is an active participant in the coordinating program but has ceased to follow the guidelines established by the coordinating program. The coordinating program has the authority to request that the offending organization immediately cease use of the Main Street name, and the coordinating program may also determine the conditions under which the organization may be allowed to resume use of the Main Street name. The coordinating program does not have the authority to deny the use of the Main Street name to organizations outside its selected/designated participants. That responsibility rests solely with the National Trust, which will examine and act accordingly upon reported instances of misuse of the Main Street name.
Footnotes
1. This includes variations on the phrase "Main Street," such as "Mainstreet," "Main Streets" or "MainStreet."
2. Fundamental elements of the Main Street methodology include:
* working simultaneously and comprehensively in all four areas of the Main Street Four-Point Approach™ (Organization, Promotion, Design, and Economic Restructuring);
* using historic preservation as a key principle and practice in commercial district revitalization;
* having a broad-based volunteer governing board;
* having volunteer committees corresponding to Main Street's Four Points; and
* having paid staff whose job focuses exclusively on commercial district revitalization.
3. A Main Street Coordinating Program is a government or non-profit organization that provides structured technical assistance and training to a group of local commercial district revitalization programs which are usually selected through a competitive selection process. Statewide and citywide Main Street programs, and regional programs that focus on a specific multi-community area, e.g. a county, are all examples of coordinating Main Street programs.
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