From Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov Mon Jan 11 07:10:38 2021 From: Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov (Buffy Hughes) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:10:38 +0000 Subject: [MainstreetManagers] 2021 Main Street Email In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Happy 2021 Main Street! The OMSC held their annual retreat and planning session in December. We made some liaison assignment changes, planned training sessions and zoom calls, and we are working on a few new initiatives. The Professional Development/Training sessions and zoom calls are still being developed, so please let me know if you have additional ideas or thoughts. Liaison Assignments * Tamara: Cherokee, Durant, Guymon, Poteau, Pryor, Tahlequah, Wilburton and Woodward * Kelli: Ardmore, Claremore, Duncan, El Reno, Stillwater, Stockyards City and Yukon * Jeremy: Altus, Enid, Hobart, Newkirk, Okmulgee, Ponca City and Sapulpa * Buffy: Ada, Collinsville, East Tulsa, Historic Greenwood District, Kendall Whittier, McAlester, Muskogee and Tulsa Rt. 66. Professional Development/Training * June 15-16: New Town/New Director Training Location: TBD Quality Assurance Points: 5 points per day The New Town/New Director Training is required for all directors hired since October, 2020. The training session includes Main Street 101, Programming, Leadership and Organizational development, and is a great refresher course for all executive directors * August 24-26: Executive Director/Volunteer Training Location: Kendall Whittier Main Street (Tulsa, OK) Quality Assurance Points: 25 Topics include: o Incremental Development for small towns o Certified Local Government (CLG) program and the Yukon 66 Main Street survey o Working with ODOT and creating a successful project: Okmulgee Main Street The Executive Director/Volunteer Training is required for all directors, and is open to all board members and volunteers. * November 2-4: Executive Director/Volunteer Training Location: Main Street Altus (Altus, OK) Quality Assurance Points: 25 Topics include: o Why revitalize your downtown/district o Motivating Boards/Community/Business o Non-profit best practices o Awards The Executive Director/Volunteer Training is required for all directors, and is open to all board members and volunteers. Director Zoom Calls The OMSC is continuing the Executive Director zoom calls, and the schedule for January is below. The zoom information is the same for all meetings. 01.15: Keep Oklahoma Beautiful, Jeanette Nance 01.29: OU Institute for Quality Communities, Shane Hampton Other topics of interest Women/Minority owned business resources TIF & BID Districts Historic Tax Credits National Register of Historic Places Oklahoma Center for Non-Profits TravelOK Preservation Oklahoma TSET Certified Healthy Oklahoma Communities LocateOK Join Zoom Meeting https://okcommerce.zoom.us/j/94177159744 Meeting ID: 941 7715 9744 One tap mobile +12532158782,,94177159744# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,94177159744# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 941 7715 9744 Find your local number: https://okcommerce.zoom.us/u/abVE6XRCeX OMSC Initiatives * E-commerce * Board training videos per point and Main Street overview * Economic impact report template for Main Street communities Method - Architectural Services Contract All money in the architecture contract has been expended, and we will add additional funds if possible. The new contract will begin at the new fiscal year. National Main Street Center * Main Street Now Conference (April 12-14): Since the conference is virtual, this is a great opportunity for board members and city officials to participate since travel isn't an obstacle. The cost associated with the conference is published yet, but I'm sure it will be out soon. https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreetnow * The NMSC recently announced the Main Street Forward Awards. This award seeks to showcase forward-thinking Main Street recovery and resilience efforts. The winners will receive $1000 to support their program and be featured at the dedicated awards plenary at the Main Street Now virtual conference in April. Applications are due January 21st. https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2020/12/16/announcing-the-main-street-forward-awards National Trust for Historic Places * The NTHP is now accepting nominations for the 2021 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The committee considers factors such as significance, if there is a local group engaged in its preservation, urgency of threat, and potential solutions to that threat. Applications are due February 1st. https://savingplaces.org/americas-most-endangered-historic-places#.X_iBIShKg2y Have a good day, Buffy Buffy Hughes | State Main Street Director Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov p. 405-815-5249 | c. 405-664-1260 okcommerce.gov [cid:image001.png at 01D67A2E.9DD318F0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From clmcconnell at poncacitymainstreet.com Wed Jan 20 10:02:09 2021 From: clmcconnell at poncacitymainstreet.com (clmcconnell at poncacitymainstreet.com) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:02:09 -0600 Subject: [MainstreetManagers] Radio Broadcasting? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <022501d6ef45$9d746080$d85d2180$@poncacitymainstreet.com> I don’t know anything about the legalities of this. What I will say, from my experience, when we’ve tried similar things, they have not gone well for our program. Also, I’m leery of someone wanting to use the good will our program has worked so hard to create with our businesses to help them sell ads. I had someone approach me with a similar offer last month and I declined. Just my two cents. Good luck! Chelsea McConnell Executive Director, Ponca City Main Street 400 E. Central Ave. , Ste. 201G Ponca City, OK 74601 From: MainstreetManagers On Behalf Of Alyssa McCleery Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 3:01 PM To: mainstreetmanagers at lists.onenet.net Subject: [MainstreetManagers] Radio Broadcasting? Have any Main Streets worked with a radio broadcaster to offer local businesses an Advertising Cooperative? I recently had a broadcaster approach me asking for our "endorsement" on this endeavor in exchange for free promotion. While it sounds good, I am weary of the legalities for a 501(c)3. Thank you, Alyssa Winner McCleery Program Director -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From director at mainstreetguymon.com Wed Jan 20 10:08:39 2021 From: director at mainstreetguymon.com (Melyn Johnson) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:08:39 +0000 Subject: [MainstreetManagers] Radio Broadcasting? In-Reply-To: <022501d6ef45$9d746080$d85d2180$@poncacitymainstreet.com> References: <022501d6ef45$9d746080$d85d2180$@poncacitymainstreet.com> Message-ID: There are some considerations like is the station a member? Are they honest and reliable? I have actually worked with media for similar programs for Main Street … for one of our townwide events and it went well, although it was my program and I set up who we asked. If you’re giving an endorsement and you can’t be certain who he is approaching and what he is saying, no way. Legally? You accept in-kind all the time. You just need to keep track of it and make sure it’s what is good for Main Street. Just my simple opinion. From: MainstreetManagers On Behalf Of clmcconnell at poncacitymainstreet.com Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 10:02 AM To: 'Alyssa McCleery' ; mainstreetmanagers at lists.onenet.net Subject: Re: [MainstreetManagers] Radio Broadcasting? I don’t know anything about the legalities of this. What I will say, from my experience, when we’ve tried similar things, they have not gone well for our program. Also, I’m leery of someone wanting to use the good will our program has worked so hard to create with our businesses to help them sell ads. I had someone approach me with a similar offer last month and I declined. Just my two cents. Good luck! Chelsea McConnell Executive Director, Ponca City Main Street 400 E. Central Ave. , Ste. 201G Ponca City, OK 74601 From: MainstreetManagers > On Behalf Of Alyssa McCleery Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 3:01 PM To: mainstreetmanagers at lists.onenet.net Subject: [MainstreetManagers] Radio Broadcasting? Have any Main Streets worked with a radio broadcaster to offer local businesses an Advertising Cooperative? I recently had a broadcaster approach me asking for our "endorsement" on this endeavor in exchange for free promotion. While it sounds good, I am weary of the legalities for a 501(c)3. Thank you, [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1gMBenV9sSZpM-2cKHZOVy_f5-V2aWQ5B&revid=0B6gVmC4tbyn3NVhCVXVzay9HeVA2MWJPWjVyOTFwcVorVlgwPQ] Alyssa Winner McCleery Program Director -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vdavis at yukonok.gov Thu Jan 21 10:24:20 2021 From: vdavis at yukonok.gov (Vicki Davis) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:24:20 +0000 Subject: [MainstreetManagers] Main Street Advocacy Update In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <06677d3e993e48b29f9422278cc42b64@SRV-EXCH-1.Yukon.Local> Good morning, OK Main Street! I hope you are doing well. Below is some information regarding President Biden's proposed COVID relief funding. I encourage you to keep updated information in mind for any outreach and advocacy opportunities you may have in the near future. It is important for our legislators to understand the need of our Main Street small businesses and the importance of enabling our Main Street programs (both at the state and local levels) to continue providing critical support for the benefit of our downtown businesses. When I met with our Senator last fall, I presented him with who OK Main Street is; expressed appreciation for the funding provided in the CARES ACT; outlined the request for the next relief funding; and provided examples of how our local program was assisting business during this time, etc. His immediate response was in the form of a question: "Are you suggesting funding in addition to what was already given?". Do you know what your answer would be? You better. Please do not pass up any opportunity to talk with your elected officials . .. from local, state, and congressional. Okay, so as promised, here is the information from Biden's administration regarding proposed future funding. >From Kelly Humrichouser - As we communicated at the end of 2020 when the December COVID relief bill was passed, we are continuing a push for federal funding for Main Street in 2021. We wanted to update you on our efforts and alert you to the potential for re-engaging with Congressional offices to support the Main Street request. Last week, the Biden administration released details of a (potentially) 2-part COVID bill. The first part of this proposal focused on RELIEF is a $1.9T bill that is outlined here. More detail is needed for clarity, but for Main Street specific support, there are a couple buckets to be aware of: * The plan includes $15B in direct grants to businesses * There is $35B for loans to businesses via local programs * And $3B in emergency funding for the Economic Development Administration (EDA) The second part of Biden's plan has less detail at this time, only that we would anticipate a larger RECOVERY package following that would focus on infrastructure, among other things. The proposal and legislative language that we have been communicating to offices since the beginning of this campaign has always been intended to fit within an allocation to EDA; our goal now would be to continue that path, aiming for the RELIEF bill, but be cognizant of two changes: * The control of power/committee structure in Congress: with Democratic control of both chambers, we will refocus our efforts slightly. We made strong connections on both sides of the aisle throughout the fall but will redouble with offices with whom we see real potential for leadership on our proposal. * Minor tweaks to our language: we initially proposed a $100M competitive grant for Main Street programs, with 25% for business support activities. Thanks to you all, we have had a lot of success communicating the value of Main Street programs as business support entities. But, that 25% language can cause unneeded confusion with direct business funding programs like PPP, and as they are in no way akin, we will likely drop that from our proposal. >From what we're hearing, efforts on this package will begin in earnest in February with a possible bill in March. Back in December, we surveyed Main Street programs about their organizations' business support activities and budget outlook. While 89% of Main Street programs report an increase in the need for business support services since the pandemic began, 66% report anticipating a reduction in budget in 2021. We are producing communications pieces - thanks to some of you - that capture that dilemma: demand for Main Street is rising; funding sources are threatened. As we re-ramp this efforts, we hope you'll send us any updates on conversations, visits, or outreach that you may have conducted locally over the winter so far. We will stay in touch about this federal push - and larger efforts to support Main Street advocacy at the state and local level. Thank you, again, for all your efforts, and we look forward to re-engaging with you in coming weeks. Best, Kelly Have a great weekend! Vicki -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In the past, our STUCO club has donated to DHS and a local highway patrol that was critically injured in a motorcycle accident. Do you have any ideas or suggestions? Thanks for your help! [Text Description automatically generated] Connie Smith – Executive Director 327 N. 7th | P.O. Box 188 Perry, OK 73077 Mainstreetperry.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thought it would be a good topic for the > listserv for others to chime in and benefit from as well. 😊 > > > > Kel > > > > ----- > > > > The STUCO president for our high school reached out to me and is looking > for businesses, causes, organizations to donate to. My first reaction was a > list of ideas that she could donate to MSP and we could help them with a > beautification project on our square, or donate a bench in honor of the > STUCO class of 2021. Do you know what other Main Street organizations are > doing to help with these types of school affiliated programs? In the past, > our STUCO club has donated to DHS and a local highway patrol that was > critically injured in a motorcycle accident. Do you have any ideas or > suggestions? > > > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > > > [image: Text Description automatically generated] > > Connie Smith – Executive Director > > 327 N. 7th | P.O. Box 188 > > Perry, OK 73077 > > Mainstreetperry.com > > > _______________________________________________ > MainstreetManagers mailing list > MainstreetManagers at lists.onenet.net > https://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/mainstreetmanagers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 6552 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov Mon Jan 25 11:52:41 2021 From: Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov (Buffy Hughes) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:52:41 +0000 Subject: [MainstreetManagers] Director Biweekly Zoom Call Survey In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Good morning Main Street. Don’t forget the Executive Director zoom call is this Friday at 9:00 am. Shane Hampton from the OU Institute for Quality Communities (OU IQC) will join us to talk about services and opportunities for you community. https://iqc.ou.edu/ We want to know if Friday mornings still work for our zoom calls. Here is a link to a brief survey on what day and time might work best for the group, and topics or partners you want to know more about. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DNRJTRY. Please have the survey completed by the end of the day on Thursday, January 28th. We will talk about the results on Friday morning. Have a good day, Buffy Buffy Hughes | State Main Street Director Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov p. 405-815-5249 | c. 405-664-1260 okcommerce.gov [signature_168929643] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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AARP Community Challenge opens in February https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/community-challenge/ TSET Community Grant will close on February 5th https://tset.ok.gov/content/incentive-grants OU Institute for Quality Communities, Shane Hampton https://iqc.ou.edu/ Have a great weekend, Buffy Buffy Hughes | State Main Street Director Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov p. 405-815-5249 | c. 405-664-1260 okcommerce.gov [signature_168929643] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8649 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: