HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-09-23 EPPBID Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF PALM DESERT
EL PASEO PARKING & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD
MINUTES
THURSDAY, September 23, 2021 — 8 A.M.
ZOOM MEETING
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Klein called the meeting to order at 8:06 a.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Present:
Elyssa Goldberg
Patrick Klein
Susan Stauber
Dennis Flaig-Moore
Sonja Campbell
Christine Stein
David Fletcher
City of Palm Desert Staff Present:
Thomas Soule, Public Affairs Manager
Vanessa Mager, Management Analyst, Public Affairs
Marisol Lopez, Recording Secretary, Public Affairs
Also Present:
Mayor Pro Tem Jan Harnik, City of Palm Desert
Stephanie Greene, CV Strategies
Paulina Larson, Palm Springs Life
Frank Jones, Palm Springs Life
Lisa Dempton, A Gallery Fine Art
Vanessa Barrientos, Southstar
Randy Florence, Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce
Deputy Nelson, Riverside County Sheriff's Department
Michael Matthews, Palm Springs Life
Davis Meyer, Greater Palm Springs CVB
Amy Smith, Chartwell Properties
Irma Cooper, Unknown
Taly, Unknown
Hotel Paseo
Jessica Medino
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III. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of the Minutes of the El Paseo Parking & Business
Improvement District Regular Meeting of August 19, 2021.
Financial statement will be provided on the October meeting.
Rec: Approved
A motion was made by Fletcher and seconded by Flaig-Moore to accept
and approve. Motion passed with a 7-0-0 vote; with Campbell, Goldberg,
Klein, Fletcher, Flaig-Moore, Stein and Stauber, voting in favor; none
against.
IV. PARTNER UPDATES
A. President's Plaza Construction update presented by Vanessa Barrientos;
Vanessa shared they are working on the sidewalks & electrical phase.
Project is schedule to be completed by December.
Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce — Presented by Randy Florence.
Golf Cart Annual Parade has been postponed for this year; no date has
been established. Chamber and the event committee members will be
discussing a fall event, tentatively planned for the month of December.
Palm Springs Life, presented by Paulina and Susan. They shared all the
details of the Food & Wine and Fashion Week on El Paseo. They have
officially started the ticket sale for events. They are working on a kit that
will be sent to all merchants to give them an opportunity to participate.
Sheriff's Department update, presented by Deputy Nelson. Deputy Nelson
reported they are starting to see more organized retail crime in Palm
Desert. He encouraged to report all crime as that will help with the
investigation.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Marketing Update
Presented by Stephanie Greene, CV Strategies. Ms. Greene shared they
will start doing full marketing report and presented a quick overview of
what they have been focusing on such as the brand, partnerships, and
merchant relations. Followed by brief discussion.
Presentation was sent to Board Members.
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VI. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
VII. REMARKS
B. City of Palm Desert.
None
C. Board Members.
Elyssa Goldberg — Encouraged everyone to participate on Paint El Paseo
Pink and to purchase their pink ribbons.
NEXT MEETING:
The next meeting was confirmed for October 21, 2021, 8 a.m.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
With board concurrence, the meeting was adjourned at 9:27 a.m.
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