HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-11-19 EPPBID Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF PALM DESERT
EL PASEO PARKING & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD
SPECAIL MEETING
THURSDAY, November 19, 2020 — 8 A.M.
ZOOM MEETING
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Klein called the meeting to order at 8:03 am.
II. ROLL CALL
Present:
Elyssa Goldberg
Patrick Klein
Christine Stein
Sonja Campbell
Dennis Flaig-Moore
Susan Stauber (late arrival)
David Fletcher (late arrival)
City of Palm Desert Staff Present:
Thomas Soule, Tourism and Marketing Manager
Vanessa Mager, Management Analyst, Economic Development
Deborah Schwartz Glickman, Business Advocate
Kevin Swartz, Associate Planner, Community Development
Also Present:
Jim Doyle, Palm Springs Life
Amy Smith, Chartwell Properties
Stephanie Greene, CV Strategies/FG Creative
Michael Matthews, Palm Springs Life
Paulina Larson, Palm Springs Life
Chris Clemens, CV Strategies/FG Creative
Davis Meyer, Greater Palm Springs CVB
Dawn McCoy, Dawn McCoy Media
Andrew Portener, JNS Next
Jerry Martin, El Paseo Cruise Night
Lisa Dempton, A Gallery Fine Art
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III. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of the Minutes and Financial Statements of the El
Paseo Parking & Business Improvement District Regular
Meeting of October 15, 2020.
Rec: Approved
A motion was made by Campbell and seconded by Stein to accept and
approve. Motion passed with a 5-0-2 vote; with Goldberg, Klein,
Campbell, Stein, and, Flaig-Moore voting in favor; none against; Fletcher,
Stauber and absent.
IV. PARTNER UPDATES
A. City of Palm Desert
a) Halloween/Holiday Events Recap & Update — Presented by
Vanessa Mager
Shared a quick recap of the Halloween Cruise Night on Saturday,
Oct. 31st. Presented a new event, Light Up El Paseo which will
take place on Friday, December 4th at 5:30 p.m. Stores on El
Paseo are encouraged to participate.
b) New proposed use on El Paseo — Presented by Thomas Soule
A local business has reached out inquiring about having a horse
drawn carriage on El Paseo during the holidays, to offer rides up
and down the street.
c) Outdoor Dining — Presented by Kevin Swartz.
Outdoor dining is continuing to grow along the street and
throughout the Valley, as the County is back in the most restrictive
purple tier until further notice. Mr. Swartz also cited the cost to
remove the crosswalks on El Paseo for the Boards comments.
The Board recommended that the City not spend the money at
this time.
Palm Springs Life Update. Presented by Jim Doyle, PSL.
Mr. Doyle and Ms. Larson presented the new printed directory.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Retainer/Strategic Planning
Ms. Greene presented a plan on how the additional $10K grant from
the City should be used. David asked Ms. Greene to research other
ways to spend the funding including how to advertise with short term
rentals. Ms. Greene to present alternate plans at the December
meeting.
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B. Brand Retention — Presented by Dawn McCoy
b) Asked for additional Holiday content from retailers.
C. Partnerships: El Paseo Cruise Night
Jerry Martin from El Paseo Cruise Night presented a partnership proposal
requesting $2K for 2020/2021 fiscal year. Board agreed the partnership
was beneficial and requested that $500 be given now out of the current
operational budget with the rest of funding to follow.
Rec: Approved
A motion was made by Campbell and seconded by Flaig-Moore to accept
and approve. Motion passed with a 4-0-2 vote; with, Campbell, Stein,
Stauber and, Flaig-Moore voting in favor; none against; Klein abstain;
Fletcher and Goldberg absent.
VI. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Thomas shared an email from Alma Diaz merchant on El Paseo, East End.
Ms. Diaz asked if the Board would consider creating more events and
activities down the East End as most take place in the Center or West End.
Thomas invited Ms. Diaz to attend the month Board meetings to find ways
that this could be possible.
VII. REMARKS
A. City of Palm Desert.
None
B. Board Members.
Patrick Klein, Gardens on El Paseo/EI Paseo Village
Aske to the Board to continue to update Ms. Greene with information
gathered for each of their districts.
VIII. NEXT MEETING:
The next meeting was requested to be moved up and was confirmed for
December 10, 2020, 8 a.m. via Zoom.
IX.ADJOURNMENT
With board concurrence, the meeting was adjourned at 9:24 a.m.
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