Only in Seattle Initiative Request For Proposals October 3, 2014 Seattle Office of Economic Development

Why this model?

Empowering business owners to organize around a common vision and attract investment to their district.

• Business and Retail Development

• Clean and Safe

• Streetscape and Appearance

• Marketing and Promotion

• Organizational Development

Clean and Safe

Business Development

Streetscape and

Appearance

Marketing and Events

Organizational Development

Leadership Group Businesses

Property Owners Nonprofits Residents

Step 1: A district forms a leadership group and structure

Step 2: The group develops an action plan with priorities in the five core strategy areas.

Step 3: Start working

Only in Seattle provides a framework and funding that helps business district leaders agree on a common vision and set priorities for their district.

2015 Only in Seattle Initiative Program Components

Granting Tiers Tier I: Action Plan Grants for Organizing, Transforming or Established Districts Tier IV: Façade Improvements Tier V: Enhance Cultural Place-making Service Tiers Tier II: Business Improvement Area Support Tier III: Improving Outreach to Businesses Tier VI: City Infrastructure Improvements ($500,000 available)

Organizing District

• Have a stakeholder group

• Have a Vision

• Developing a plan

• $50,000 maximum

Transforming District

• Have a structure

• Implementing a plan

• $150,000 maximum

Established District

• Lead organization

• Financially stable

• Ongoing implementation

• $50,000 maximum

Tier I: Action Plan Grants

Organizing Transforming Established

Business

Organization

Stakeholder Group Action Plan

Implementing plan Building org. revenues

Financially sustainable

Marketing &

Promotion

1-2 events Marketing Plan

Signature event Active brand

Strong online/web Ongoing marketing & events

Appearance

& Enviro.

Design for physical improvements

Implementing improvements

Visible design elements

Business &

Retail Devel.

Database of businesses & properties

Relationships with businesses Market analysis

Business recruitment plan Connect to TA

Clean & Safe Clean & safe issues identified

Implementing clean & safe plan

Scheduled cleaning Ongoing safety plan

Tier I: Action Plan Grants

• Tier II: BIA formation/expansion; • Tier III: Improving outreach to businesses; • Tier IV: Façade; • Tier V: Cultural Place-making, and; • Tier VI: City infrastructure

Tiers II-VI

OIS Support Available to All Districts: • Peer Network Gatherings and Trainings; • Staff Liaisons; • Business retention and expansion/business advocacy

Committees for Each Action Plan Element

Implements Action Plan

Develops/Oversees Action Plan

Steering Committee

Organization 1

Business & Retail

Development

Marketing & Promotion

Business Organization

Organization 2

Appearance & Pedestrian Environment

Clean & Safe

Typical Implementation Structure

Ballard Partnership Model

• Building a coalition of organizations and community members to support economic development.

• Creating a common agenda and taking action.

• Funded through Only in Seattle and Community Cornerstones

On Board Othello

Only in Seattle CDBG $ & Cornerstones $

24 Member Coalition

City Staff - DPD, DON, OED, OH

Marketing and

Promotion

Business Attraction &

Retention

Clean and Safe

Real Estate Development

District branding & Events

Business TA with language support

Community engaged with developers

Façade project & Clean ups

What’s New in 2015?

• Improving Outreach to Businesses • A partnership between OED and DON to provide POEL support as a

resource to business districts interested in making better connections with immigrant businesses and/or business owners of color in their districts.

• Cultural Place-making funding • A partnership between OED and OAC for technical assistance and funding

to business districts that have existing or potentially strong connection to arts and culture as part of the identity of their district.

• Façade program is back • $100,000 available to fund 1-3 projects

• Web-based application system

• Go Grants Application system

Go Grants

Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan

Nov. 3 Applications

due

Oct. 6 Request for Applications

Released

Public Meetings Oct. 13 & 17

Mid November Committee

Presentations

Dec/Jan Investments Decided and Announced

Request for Application Timeline

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Contact us Theresa Barreras Theresa.barreras@seattle.gov 206-684-4505 Heidi Hall Heidi.hall@seattle.gov 206-733-9967 Mikel Davila Mikel.davila@seattle.gov 206-386-9748

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