ratepayer
advisory board
Business Improvement District Board
The Ratepayer Board of Directors sets policy and determines how BID resources are spent to improve the economic capacity of downtown through the provisions of enhanced municipal services in the areas of cleanliness, safety, promotions, marketing, and transportation.DSP’s Policy Principles serve as a framework to guide its advocacy. Initiatives are implemented through five priority areas: Economic Development, Destination Enhancement, Housing, Public Safety, and Homelessness & Social Services.
Advisory Members
- Council Member Sarah Dixit – City Council Appointment
- Sandra Jarrard – Spokane Public Schools – School District
- Doyle Wheeler – First Avenue Coffee – Zone 2
- Jason Ramsey –Â NonStop Local KHQÂ – Zone 3A
- Mark Howard – Railroad Lofts – Residential
- Bobby Enslow – Indaba Coffee – Zone I
- Nick Czapla – Stone Group – Zone 3C
- Jason Conley – City of Spokane, Spokane Parks – Zone 4
- Clayton McFarland – Goodale & Barbieri – Large Business
- Jessica Atkinson – Sweet Frostings – Small Retail
- Guy Otterson – Canopy Credit Union – Not for profit
- Capt. Kurtis Reese – Spokane Police Department – Ex-officio Safety
How to Join the Board
Board membership consists of nineteen persons, all of whom must be Ratepayers in good standing, or representatives thereof. Board positions are designated by geography, business, and property type to ensure that the BID’s interests are well represented and served. Members of the BID Ratepayer Advisory Board provide a variety of skills and expertise, community connections, occupations, professional experience, and backgrounds. Applications for vacant positions are accepted each fall and approved by membership at the BID Annual Meeting the following February.