[OMS_MANAGERS] We welcome your ideas on an interactive session at the OMS Conference

[Kendall Bell]

Very good!  Thank you, Kendall
> On Aug 25, 2017, at 10:14 AM, Jamie Johnk <Jamie.Johnk at ci.woodburn.or.us> wrote:
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> Kendall
>  
> I have worked with communities on funding downtown plans through ODOT’s Transportation Growth Management (TGM) program.
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> Estacada completed a really good study a few years back. 
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> Jamie L. Johnk
> Jamie L. Johnk, Economic Development Director
> City of Woodburn 
> 270 Montgomery Street  |  Woodburn, OR 97071-4730
> Phone:  503-980-6319  |  Cell:  503-320-8325
> Email:  Jamie.johnk at ci.woodburn.or.us <mailto:Jamie.johnk at ci.woodburn.or.us>
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> From: OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us <mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>] On Behalf Of Kendall Bell
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 8:56 AM
> To: Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us <mailto:oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>>
> Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] We welcome your ideas on a interactive session at the OMS Conference
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> We have some very similar discussions in Klamath Falls regarding the parking issue.     I would love to be pointed to some studies with best practices for smaller communities regarding this.  
> I would be interested to hear how other communities have funded Comprehensive Downtown Strategic Planning?  Ours is over 30 years old now and it is time for another one.
> The subjects below are very relevant to us as well and I look forward to the discussion.
> Thank you!  Kendall
>  
> On Aug 24, 2017, at 11:19 AM, STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov <mailto:Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov>> wrote:
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> We will be wrapping up the Oregon Main Street Conference, Oct. 4-6, in Oregon City, with an interactive session toTrouble Shoot Issues on Main Street. The idea is to help a community address an issue in their downtown. In 5-minutes or less, towns will present their issue to a panel of experts and then the experts will brainstorm solutions. Our awesome facilitator is Michele Reeves from Civilis Consulting – you might know her as a presenter at several of our previous conferences. We have some ideas submitted from a few communities already, but we still have room for a few more. You can respond over the listserv or email me directly at: sheri.stuart at oregon.gov <mailto:sheri.stuart at oregon.gov>
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> Here’s some of the issues towns have mentioned (we welcome feedback on these topics as well – which are you most interested in hearing some ideas and ways to assist?):
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> ·        Property owners that use historic buildings as “storage”
> ·        Strategies for filling up vacant buildings in an historic small Oregon town. 
> ·        Creating a collaborative relationship between Downtown Associations, Chambers, Visitors Centers & regional tourism NGOs when the missions overlap and the players see the dynamic as a "zero-sum-game"
> ·        Funding a downtown organization to include a paid downtown manager on a stable basis. What are the tools and how are they employed to convince skeptics?
> ·        Educating local business owners on running their business like a business and not like a hobby.  (i.e., meeting the needs of the community and not the personal needs of the owner.
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> Regards, Sheri
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