committees

Downtown Improvement Board: Thursday, July 15th at 9:00 a.m.
The July Board Retreat will be held in the Bait Shop at The Fish House located at 600 S. Barracks Street, Pensacola, Florida.
Planning & District Boundary: Quarterly, Third Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. No July Meeting.
Responsibilities: Reviewing downtown development plans affecting the district, developing planning proposals, studying best practices from other cities, and recommending changes to the DIB District Boundaries and financing options.
Business Development: Bi-Monthly, Second Thursday. No July Meeting.
Responsibilities: Monitoring and evaluating the strategy used to attract investors and businesses to the district, assisting with the efforts to retain existing businesses, reviewing CRA funding priorities and redevelopment issues, and developing strategies to grow employment numbers, attractions, and opportunities within the downtown.
Special Events: No July Meeting.
Responsibilities: Coordinating with downtown events not presented by the Downtown Improvement Board to enhance the attendance and the positive impact on downtown interests and traffic and presenting a limited number of unique special events to increase the familiarity and attractiveness of downtown among visitors, tourists, and newcomers.
Parking & Traffic: Tuesday, July 20th at 4:30 p.m. - The Parking and Traffic Committee will be handling APPEALS ONLY at its July meeting.
Responsibilities: Implementing and overseeing the Comprehensive Downtown Parking Management Strategy, manage the Downtown Parking System, coordinating traffic circulation for the maximum benefit of downtown businesses and residents, formulating ways to enhance the number and availability of public parking spaces available to short term users of downtown, and maintaining easy access to and within the downtown for vehicular traffic, public transportation, bicycles, and pedestrians.
Downtown Retail: No July Meeting.
Responsibilities: Coordinating cooperative promotions and marketing campaigns among downtown retailers, conducting consumer oriented research to better target efforts of the committee, overseeing the implementation of the Downtown Retail Strategy, and representing the common needs or interests of independent local retailers to public entities and agencies.
Housing: Quarterly, First Wednesday. No July Meeting.
Responsibilities: Increasing the number of housing units and residents in the downtown, attracting developers and investors, assisting developers and existing property owners in traversing the permitting and public approval process for projects, promoting the creation and expansion of services that support housing, coordination of marketing efforts to promote downtown living, conducting specialized market research and analysis, and advocating for public support and/or financing to fill gaps in efforts to grow the residential presence in downtown.
Maintenance & Beautification: Quarterly, Third Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. No July Meeting.
Responsibilities: Improving the downtown streetscape appearance and function, adding color and texture to downtown streets, working to improve the appearance and function of parks and plazas in the downtown, keeping public areas of downtown clean, enhancing the lighting in the downtown area, and working for the removal of all visible signs of deterioration and neglect in the physical environment.
DAB/Marketing: 3rd Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. No July Meeting.