Business Retention & Expansion Committee

• Develop a resource list of financial incentives that can be offered to new businesses on MacArthur Boulevard, focusing on resources for small businesses and complete with contact information.
• Develop and maintain a list of available MacArthur Real Estate and list the openings on the website. The list shall include: available properties, owners names, zoning restrictions, asking price & property advantages / disadvantages.
• Drive interested parties to www.shoponmacarthur.com
• Marketing of vacancies on MacArthur in Illinois Times in available ad space on MBBA page.
• Develop a list of the owners of all vacant buildings on MacArthur.
• Provide cooperative marketing programs with MBBA members, including newspaper, radio, websites, email marketing and coupons.

Membership Committee

• Plan and implement an annual membership drive targeting all MacArthur area businesses, working with the Treasurer & Secretary of the Board to ensure annual membership renewals beginning in December of each year.
• Survey the membership annually
• Work with the Special Events Committee to provide member-retention events.
• Work with the Business Retention & Expansion Committee to help encourage businesses to locate on MacArthur and join the association.

Beautification, Zoning & Infrastructure Committee

• Work with the Strategic Planning Project to define the plan.
• Once the plan identifies next steps, help to implement identified initiatives.
• Work with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and other State and Federal Agencies to obtain funding for streetscape and strategic projects.

Special Events Committee

• Plan and implement the Annual Artists Market
• Proceed with an Adopt A Highway/Adopt A Street plan for MacArthur
• Organize a “Clean Up Day” for MacArthur
• Organize a variety of networking, promotional and business related events beneficial to members.

Community Relations / Neighborhood Committee

• Continue to build relationships with government, neighbors & neighborhood associations, business & property owners so communication lines are in place when needed, issues are easier to address and events can be quickly & easily publicized with major stakeholders.
• Continue to build a strong connection with the Police Departments (Springfield & Jerome)
• Reduce crime by working with police, businesses & MacArthur Park Apartments.
• Educate property & business owners on the importance of keeping property clean and in good repair to attract more businesses and reduce crime.
• Implement a quarterly drive-around assessment of nuisances and zoning violations similar to the Enos Park process. Provide tools to help all stakeholders participate in reducing nuisances & ugliness by documenting accountability & processes for addressing particular issues.
• Work with City Public Works Dept on ordinance enforcement of nuisance violations
• Procure the zoning code for the area and making all interested parties aware of said code. Put together a checklist of all potential zoning violations in the area and make it available to all interested parties in the area.
• Define areas of responsibility between interested parties (e.g. public works, MBBA, Police Dept)
• Investigate the implementation of a Neighborhood Watch program for the businesses on MacArthur Blvd.

Nominating Committee

• Solicits and receives names of Board candidates in September to October of each year.
• Submits a slate of candidates to the Board of Directors by Nov. 1 for consideration at the Annual Meeting.

Business Retention & Expansion Committee

• Develop a resource list of financial incentives that can be offered to new businesses on MacArthur Boulevard, focusing on resources for small businesses and complete with contact information.
• Develop and maintain a list of available MacArthur Real Estate and list the openings on the website. The list shall include: available properties, owners names, zoning restrictions, asking price & property advantages / disadvantages.
• Drive interested parties to www.shoponmacarthur.com
• Marketing of vacancies on MacArthur in Illinois Times in available ad space on MBBA page.
• Develop a list of the owners of all vacant buildings on MacArthur.
• Provide cooperative marketing programs with MBBA members, including newspaper, radio, websites, email marketing and coupons.

Membership Committee

• Plan and implement an annual membership drive targeting all MacArthur area businesses, working with the Treasurer & Secretary of the Board to ensure annual membership renewals beginning in December of each year.
• Survey the membership annually
• Work with the Special Events Committee to provide member-retention events.
• Work with the Business Retention & Expansion Committee to help encourage businesses to locate on MacArthur and join the association.

Beautification, Zoning & Infrastructure Committee

• Work with the Strategic Planning Project to define the plan.
• Once the plan identifies next steps, help to implement identified initiatives.
• Work with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and other State and Federal Agencies to obtain funding for streetscape and strategic projects.

Special Events Committee

• Plan and implement the Annual Artists Market
• Proceed with an Adopt A Highway/Adopt A Street plan for MacArthur
• Organize a “Clean Up Day” for MacArthur
• Organize a variety of networking, promotional and business related events beneficial to members.

Community Relations / Neighborhood Committee

• Continue to build relationships with government, neighbors & neighborhood associations, business & property owners so communication lines are in place when needed, issues are easier to address and events can be quickly & easily publicized with major stakeholders.
• Continue to build a strong connection with the Police Departments (Springfield & Jerome)
• Reduce crime by working with police, businesses & MacArthur Park Apartments.
• Educate property & business owners on the importance of keeping property clean and in good repair to attract more businesses and reduce crime.
• Implement a quarterly drive-around assessment of nuisances and zoning violations similar to the Enos Park process. Provide tools to help all stakeholders participate in reducing nuisances & ugliness by documenting accountability & processes for addressing particular issues.
• Work with City Public Works Dept on ordinance enforcement of nuisance violations
• Procure the zoning code for the area and making all interested parties aware of said code. Put together a checklist of all potential zoning violations in the area and make it available to all interested parties in the area.
• Define areas of responsibility between interested parties (e.g. public works, MBBA, Police Dept)
• Investigate the implementation of a Neighborhood Watch program for the businesses on MacArthur Blvd.

Nominating Committee

• Solicits and receives names of Board candidates in September to October of each year.
• Submits a slate of candidates to the Board of Directors by Nov. 1 for consideration at the Annual Meeting.