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RDDC 2019 Year End Report November RDDC Year-End Report Rochester Downtown Development Corporation 2019 Five Star Bank Plaza, 100 Chestnut Street, Suite 1910, Rochester, NY 14604 MESSAGE TO MEMBERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR In addition to being economic Dr. Joel Frater, Executive Dean, MCC Downtown Campus powerhouses, downtowns around IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR the country are really about “power Deborah Stendardi, Vice President, Government & of place”. Density, authenticity, Community Relations, Rochester Institute of Technology walkability, and spaces where crea- tive collisions happen, all have real VICE CHAIRS currency in this arena. Jim Brown, Executive Director, Floreano Convention Center Tim Corcoran, CFO, CGI Communications What we know is that business Steve Dubnik, President & CEO, The Strong is chasing talent, and that young Brian Flanagan, Partner & Gen. Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP talent wants places with vibrant Dr. Joel Frater Heidi Zimmer-Meyer Bret Garwood, CEO, Home Leasing center cities, diverse environments, Chair President Chris Hill, Vice President, I. Gordon Corporation and socially conscious cultures. Equity & Inclusion are Essential Chris Mannelli, Executive Director, Geva Theatre Center The geography of innovation is To have a viable chance at real Roosevelt Mareus, Dean/Executive Director, Rochester also changing, as the Silicon Valley transformative growth in this re- Educational Opportunity Center and Research Triangle Park models gion, equity and inclusion must be Joe Rizzo, Manager of Economic Development & are being replaced by more urban imbedded in our strategies. They Community Relations, NYSEG & RG&E versions. Patrick Tobin, Senior VP & Market Executive, S&T Bank should cut across every aspect of Innovation Story is Key Tory Van Voorhis, CEO, Second Avenue Learning economic development, from clus- Christine Vargas, Founder & Owner, Vargas Associates The Downtown Innovation ter-building and talent attraction, Zone (“DIZ”) has grown from 108 to education, workforce develop- TREASURER innovation and creative class enter- Brie Harrison, Finance Director, Rochester Public Library ment, and business ownership and prises in 2016, to 191 today. Some support services. And this can’t SECRETARY are growing fast, and these new just trickle down from the top. It Pete Giovenco, President & COO, Bergmann Associates upstarts are replacing more con- needs to involve players and stake- ventional tenancy. ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS holders at all levels, and around the David Beinetti, Principal & Chairman, SWBR Architecture, Four business incubators and tables where decisions are made. accelerators are up and running in Engineering & Landscape Architecture, P.C. Inviting diverse voices makes Tara Boggio, Senior Business Manager, Upstate NY, the core of the DIZ, and another our businesses more competitive, T.Y. Lin International one is under construction. The our products and services more Scott Burdett, Vice President - Brokerage Services, Flaum latter is RDDC’s project, The Com- successful, and our economy Management Company, Inc. missary — the first food business stronger. Craig Burton, Senior VP, Commercial Real Estate Executive, incubator and shared kitchen facili- RDDC’s Role is Evolving Five Star Bank ty of its kind in NYS outside NYC. Keith Cleary, VP/Director– Business Banking, ESL Federal Given the massive changes A rapid rise in co-working Credit Union spaces downtown with six now underway downtown, RDDC’s Stra- Jim Doser, Director, Institute for Music Leadership, Eastman open is reflecting the kind of flexi- tegic Plan for 2018-23 is charting a School of Music ble space options many young en- vital new course for the organiza- Patrick Dutton, President, Dutton & Company tion. It’s key goals are to: Josh Farrelman, Assoc. VP, Government & Community trepreneurs want. 1. Accelerate downtown economic Relations, University of Rochester Major Investments Underway vitality; Rich Finley, President & COO, Buckingham Properties In keeping with downtown 2. Position and market downtown and Andy Gallina, President, Gallina Development Corporation economic revitalization trends, 56 its assets to support business at- Francis L. Gorman III, Senior Counsel, Harris Beach PLLC virtually vacant buildings have traction and downtown investment; Ken Hall, CFO, Riedman Companies been converted to housing down- 3. Catalyze innovative ideas that Bob Healy, President, LaBella Associates, P.C. town, sparked by the $2.3 billion make downtown a more vibrant Kate Karl, Partner, Chair of Real Estate & Banking Law invested since the year 2000. and inclusive community; and, Groups, Underberg & Kessler LLP There are 20 more housing projects 4. Maximize the ongoing impact of Ben Keller, Partne, Real Estate Development & Finance the organization. Group, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP in the pipeline, ROC the Riverway is in motion, and the entire down- RDDC’s relevance and value Paul Kremp, Gen. Mgr., Holiday Inn Downtown Rochester town landscape is being trans- proposition hinge on our ability to Peter Landers, Mng. Member, Landers Management LLC formed. leverage the country’s increasing Stuart Mitchell, President & CEO, PathStone Corporation Richard Mueller, Group Vice President, M&T Bank There are now nearly 8,000 urbanization trend and to recog- Dr. Art Papier, Co-Founder & CEO, VisualDx people living downtown, and an- nize that downtown belongs to Michael Pietropaoli, VP, Sen. Relationship Mgr., KeyBank other 2,300 more will be moving in everyone. We all need to feel wel- Jim Redmond, Reg’l VP, Communications, Excellus BCBS over the next few years. Down- come and be able to find ways to Patrick Rogers, VP/Project Executive, The Pike Company town is also the largest office park capture a piece of the prosperity Kevin Ryan, Exec. Director, Monroe County Bar Association in the nine-county region, and has that is happening down here. Naomi Silver, President, CEO & COO, Rochester Red Wings a worker population of approxi- RDDC remains committed to all of Steve Webster, Owner, Webster Properties mately 48,000. this. Dawn Williams-Fuller, Owner, Ambassador Union Street LLC 2020 Workplan 2020 Budget 2019 Proj. 2020 MISSION: RDDC drives economic vitality ACTUALS BUDGET in Downtown Rochester through innovation REVENUE and collaboration. Membership Dues $200,225 $197,700 Events, Event Sponsorships 99,830 95,000 Marketing & Communications 0 0 POWERFUL ADVOCACY & PARTNERSHIPS Management Fees & Contracts 2,300 42,698 Board identifies top five issues to target in January Miscellaneous Income 294 5 2020 and prioritizes through feedback from RDDC TOTAL REVENUE $302,649 $335,403 members Continue to strengthen RDDC’s key roles in the ROC2025 and ROC the Riverway alliance EXPENSES partnerships, and build even stronger public private Staff Payroll $175,156 $196,720 partnerships with the State, City of Rochester, and Payroll Taxes 13,837 15,541 County of Monroe Employee Benefits 20,516 26,850 Continue to build RDDC’s collaborations with other Technical Services 3,871 4,080 key economic development partners, including GRE, Rent & Utilities 0 0 the Chamber, and VisitRochester Equipment & Machines 3,904 5,405 Continue to frequently update the Downtown Market Telephone, I-net, Cloud, Email 4,896 5,069 Summary report, and share it with public policy Office Expenses 1,800 1,300 makers, investors, members, and the media Printing & Copying 548 750 Strengthen RDDC’s role as the preeminent Postage 200 250 downtown economic development organization, and Business & Meetings 3,400 1,000 use business events to position the organization as a Dues & Subscriptions 1,485 1,724 significant and high impact regional economic Insurance 2,900 3,000 development and leadership entity Accounting Services 7,406 7,400 GROWING BUSINESSES & TENANCY Miscellaneous Expenses 664 2,754 Through RDDC’s single member LLC, the Rochester Total Overhead $240,583 $271,843 Commissary LLC, complete construction of The Commissary and begin operations in 2020 RDDC Events $47,148 $45,000 Leverage the Downtown Innovation Zone and its Downtown Innovation Zone 0 0 many business incubation and acceleration partners Marketing & Communications 1,150 18,560 to market the downtown environment, investments, Management Fees & Contracts 2,300 22,700 and business development assets to grow TOTAL EXPENSE $291,181 $335,403 microenterprises in the center of the city Continue to work with GRE, City, County, and SURPLUS (DEFICIT) $11,468 $0 Chamber to flesh out downtown’s unique role in attracting and retaining innovation companies funding sources; and better engage downtown HIGH IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING innovation companies Continue to participate and directly assist in all & EVENTS discussions regarding a possible downtown Business Develop a formal marketing and communications Improvement District (BID) plan to promulgate the Downtown Definitely brand Continue to develop the organization’s platform to and maximize the impact of RDDC’s social media increase its role as a corporate citizen, and identify channels opportunities to positively impact the community Highlight downtown residential and innovation beyond downtown enterprise stories on the new RDDC/Downtown Form Marketing Task Force to guide RDDC’s marketing website and RDDC’s social media channels and communications efforts Use events as a mechanism to deliver downtown Use Governance & Compensation Committee to draft a market messaging, address advocacy issues, and succession plan for RDDC enliven the street experience Form Audit Committee to strengthen financial oversight
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