2015

June 2015

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Downtown PG 2014-2015 Working Priorities (by Committee)

Beautification Events &

Promotions Retail Task Force Governance

Facade Grants

2015 Placemaking Grant (NDIT)

Litter Control (B.I.G. Clean Team)

Graffiti (Groundwork PG)

Hanging Baskets

Downtown Partnership Fund

(City of PG)

Placemaking (City of PG)

Summerfest

Love Downtown PG

Website/ Social Media

Sponsorships

Neighborhood Branding

Canada Winter Games

Safety (RCMP)

Parking (City of PG)

Cycling Infrastructure (Rotary/Various)

Tax Abatement/ Residential Incentives

(City of PG)

Placemaking (City of PG)

Occupancy Report (IPG)

Transportation

Accessibility

Governance

Priority Setting

Budget

Financials

AGM

HR

Membership records

My Downtown (Clean streets/Safe Alleys Neighborhood Program)

Website revamp (“Tourism” focus)

Retail Organization & Attraction

Arts/Culture Attraction

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• $40,000 for anchor signage

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Alison's Embroidery & Gifts Azure Advanced Aesthetics Bites of Bliss Black Diamond lanes

Bobbi Carpino Photography Books & Company Butterfly Threads Boutique Chinook Yoga

Cimo Mediterranean Grill City Secondhand Dandy lines Eric's World of leisure

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Retail Development

• Parking: Introduction of LPR • Downtown Safety (RCMP) • Green Space behind WIDC • Tax Abatement program • Transportation

2015: • Retail organization • Arts/Culture attraction

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• Occupancy Report (IPG) • New Bike Racks (Rotary, City of PG)

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Financial Report

Growing the pie (2014):

Occupancy Study 1%

2014 Base funding: $219K

Leverage Base Funding For 62% increase to $354K

General Operations

29%

Events & Promotions

16%

Beautification 41% Communication

13%

Occupancy Study 1%

General Operations

18% Events & Promotions

31%

Beautification 43%

Communication 8%

Financial Report

Growing the pie (2014):

Occupancy Study 1%

2014 Base funding: $219K

Leverage Base Funding For 62% increase to $354K

General Operations

29%

Events & Promotions

16%

Beautification 41% Communication

13%

Wage Subsidies (Kopar) 8%

Northern Development

37%

Private Sponsorship

43%

City of PG 22%

Additional funding sources:

2015 Base Budget – for approval

Notes:

- This schedule/chart presents only the 2015 base budget (levy) allocations. It does not include funding already secured such as grants from City of PG & NDIT, and various sponsorships.

- For the purposes of the above pie chart, employee compensation (i.e. time) has been distributed to the various projects respectively.

Downtown PG

Board Approved 2015 Budget

REVENUE

2015 Levy

TOTAL

GENERAL OPERATIONS

Rent, Security, Office Administ ra t ion,

Insu rance

Bookeep ing, Records, Audit & AGM

Boa rd Meetings, Confe rence/Event

Attendance & M em berships

Base compensation & benefit s

TOTAL

PROJECT EXPENSES

Beautification

Litter Control, Hanging Baskets, 4th Ave Planters & Graffit i Mit igat ion

Events & Promtions

Summerfest, Love Downtown PG, Websit e, Socia l

Med ia, General Advertising & Sponsorships

Occupancy Study

TOTAL

GST REBATE

Cont ingency

TOTAL

Base Budget

225,000

225,000

36,280

11,300

9,845

67,664

125,089

59,380

39,300

2,500

101,180

-4,500

3,231

225,000

Occupancy Study

1%

Events & Promotions

27%

Beautification 36%

General Operations

35%

2015

Thank You

DOWNTOWN

PRINCE GEORGE