HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-19 EPPBID Regular Meeting MinutesEL PASEO BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA BOARD
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
Thursday
January 19, 2023
8:00 a.m.
Regular Meeting
This meeting was conducted by teleconference, and there was an in -person public access to
the meeting location.
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the El Paseo Business Improvement Area Board was called to order by
Chair on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at 08:08 a.m., in the Administrative Conference Room,
City Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Board Member, Susan Stauber, Sonja Campbell, David Fletcher, and Chair Patrick
Klein.
Absent: None.
Liaison(s)
Present: Jan Harnik, City Council Liaison
City Staff
Present: Thomas Soule, Public Affairs Manager; Vanessa Mager, Business Advocate; Erica
Powell, Management Analyst; Shelby Goodwin, Special Events Coordinator;
Christiani Aquino, Recording Secretary; were present at Roll Call. Other staff
members presented reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes.
3. NON -AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER Campbell, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER Fletcher,
CARRIED 4-0, to approve the El Paseo Business Improvement Area Board Regular
Meeting minutes of December 15, 2022.
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B. AGENDA FINANCIALS
MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER Campbell, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER Fletcher,
CARRIED 4-0, to approve the El Paseo Business Improvement Area Board Financial
statement ending November 30, 2022.
5. INFORMATION REPORTS
A. CITY UPDATE
i. El Paseo Exhibit Signage
Management Analyst Powell presented on the El Paseo Exhibit signage, tour markers, and
upcoming dedication event.
B. SHERIFF UPDATE
Sheriff Frank Avila introduced the new sheriff of El Paseo, Sheriff Travis Mountz.
Sheriff Avila reported that the issue of homeless individuals using dumpsters had been
resolved. Board member Fletcher requested attention be given to the same issue on the west
end of El Paseo as well.
C. NEW YEAR'S EVE EVENT RECAP
Theresa Maggio, Tom Niva, and Greg Middleton recapped the logistics and performance of
the New Year's Eve event.
D. MARKETING UPDATE — DECEMBER 2022
FG Creative, Stephanie Green presented on evolving El Paseo's brand, social media results,
and photo bank information.
6. ACTION CALENDAR:
A. LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR RAISED MID -BLOCK CROSSWALKS
Public Affairs Manager Soule commented on the letter of support for raised Mid -Block
Crosswalks.
MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER Fletcher, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER Stauber,
CARRIED 4-0, to approve the letter of support for raised Mid -Block Crosswalks to City
Council.
B. BOARD INTERVIEWS
Blonde Boutique, Michelle Whittaker interviewed for the vacant board member spot.
Porta Via Restaurant, Rebecca Elliott interviewed for the vacant board member spot.
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Alexander Longmuir interviewed for the vacant board member
spot.
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Action on Alexander Longmuir will take place on the next El Paseo Board Meeting.
MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER Campbell, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER Stauber,
CARRIED 4-0, to recommend from City Council to approve the application for Michelle
Whittaker and Rebecca Elliott.
7. COMMENTS
A. EL PASEO BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA BOARD MEMBERS
None.
B. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
Mayor Harnik commented on her excitement about the raised crosswalk letter and the
Homelessness resource guide.
C. CITY STAFF
Business Advocate, Vanessa Mager provided an update on the courtesy cart app.
Special Events Coordinator, Shelby Goodwin provided a reminder about the upcoming
Panther 5K.
D. ATTENDANCE REPORT
The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Commission took no
action on this matter.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The El Paseo Business Area Improvement Board adjourned at 09:19 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Christiani Aquino
Name, Administrative Assistant
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
Thomas Soule, Public Affairs Manager
Secretary
APPROVED BY THE BOARD: 2 /16/2023
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