August

HIGHLIGHTS

(as of 08/31/21)

  • DLBA communicated the cancellation of September’s Taste of Downtown. Staff looks forward to developing the Taste of Downtown program next year and will follow up and share details once the new timing is confirmed.
  • Decisions are pending on DLBA’s Pow! Wow! and Buskerfest, the homegrown festival that features local and regional bands playing in the streets. These events would be in the August-October timeframe.
  • The next committee meeting is September 14th at 1 PM.

FINANCE (as of 07/31/21)

SPENDING YTD

FISCAL YEAR: 10/01/20 - 9/30/21

1

Goal 1 VIRTUAL EVENTS & BEST PRACTICES: Research, identify and share various types of virtual events and best practices for hosting that will increase customer support for Downtown businesses. (Strategic Plan Actions: D2.2)

1

NOVEMBER - JANUARY

  • Identify and research virtual events and best practices in downtowns and nationwide Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) nationwide.

2

FEBRUARY - MARCH

  • Develop virtual event recommendations for DLBA and commercial stakeholders.

3

APRIL - SEPTEMBER

  • Monitor and report on the status DTLB virtual events.

2019/2020

TOTAL ATTENDANCE

2,120

LIVES IN DTLB

45%

VISITING DLBA

44%

AVERAGE AGE

34

AVERAGE SPEND

$30

OVERALL RATING

9.4/10

TOTAL ECONOMIC RETURN

$61,470

2020/2021

TOTAL ATTENDANCE

-

LIVES IN DTLB

-

VISITING DLBA

-

AVERAGE AGE

-

AVERAGE SPEND

-

OVERALL RATING

-

TOTAL ECONOMIC RETURN

-