N Barstow Executive Team Meeting - 2/27/26 - 20260127 103459 Meeting Recording

The City of Eau Claire’s Barstow executive team meeting on February 27, 2026, reviewed and approved the financials by motion. Members discussed accounting for a roughly $4,000 banner purchase that was charged to the banner budget rather than capital improvements, and a $4,997 payment request for prior-year contracted services that had been submitted and was still awaiting reconciliation. The team also reviewed downtown lighting and garland expenditures, banner hardware needs (about 20 additional arms and replacement locking components), and a plan to inventory existing hardware; no new purchase was approved. Thomas Lee Lighting was expected to handle banner changes and remove garland during the week of February 23. Planters purchased earlier had arrived.

The team approved a $1,000 sponsorship for the Eau Claire Marathon, subject to the event’s route and downtown presence remaining relevant to the district; the motion passed. No beautification grant applications were ready for consideration. Members discussed a potential agreement with Decki to manage kiosk advertising and share revenue, but requested the city’s written policy and proposed bringing a motion to the full board to authorize the executive committee to develop the arrangement. The policy would require equivalent advertising opportunities for businesses inside and outside the district; no contract or policy was approved at this meeting.