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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-23 EPPBID Regular Meeting Minutes CITY OF PALM DESERT EL PASEO PARKING & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MINUTES – SPECAIL MEETING THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020 – 8:00 A.M. ZOOM MEETING ___________________________________________________________________________ I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Klein called the meeting to order at 8:05 am. II. ROLL CALL Present: Sonia Campbell Dennis Flaig-Moore David Fletcher Elyssa Goldberg Patrick Klein Christine Stein Susan Stauber City of Palm Desert Staff Present: Thomas Soule, Tourism and Marketing Manager Vanessa Mager, Management Analyst, Economic Development Deborah Schwartz Glickman, Business Advocate Also Present: Councilmember Jan Harnik, City of Palm Desert Jim Doyle, Palm Spring Life Amy Smith, Chartwell Properties Stephanie Greene, FG Creative Michael Matthews, Palm Springs Life Paulina Larson, Palm Springs Life Chris Clemens, FG Creative Andrew Portener, JNS Next Frank Jones, Palm Springs Life Denise Roberge, Denise Roberge Art Gallery III. CONSENT ITEMS A. Approval of the Minutes of the El Paseo Parking & Business Page 1 of 3 Improvement District Special Meeting of June 30, 2020. Rec: Approved Mr. Klein asked the Board for any comments or corrections on the minutes, none were found. Mr. Klein asked for a motion to approve the Minutes from the June 30, 2020 Special Meeting. A motion was made by Campbell and seconded by Flaig-Moore to accept and approve. Motion passed with a 7-0-0 vote; with Stein, Goldberg, Klein, Campbell, Flaig- Moore, Fletcher and Stauber voting in favor; none against; none absent. IV. PARTNER UPDATES A. Palm Springs Life Update. Presented by Jim Doyle, PSL. Mr. Doyle presented the monthly report with content regarding, the Website, Social and Print. Mr. Doyle also presented a new accountability report that will now be given to the EPPBID on a monthly basis. Mr. Doyle also reported that currently 60 stores are participating on the new campaign. Ms. Greene and Mr. Doyle will continue to work with the current 60 stores to assist in elevating their presence on the online directory. Mr. Klein asked for a report showing the number of clicks per store. B. City of Palm Desert. Presented by Kevin Swartz. Mr. Swartz presented on the current expansion of outside dinning in the City of Palm Desert. Currently El Corso on El Paseo is the only restaurant with a current application. The City is looking at additional options for restaurants with regards to space, including closing down Lupine Ln. th EPPBID to host a Zoom restaurant forum on August 4 at 9am. Ms. Stein will coordinate speakers to talk about best practices and share information. Mr. Swartz to send information on park lets/dinning decks to Mr. Soule, so that he may share with the EPPBID Board. V. NEW BUSINESS A. FG Creative –June Marketing and Instagram Reports. Presented by Stephanie Greene Nothing to discuss. B. FY 20/21 Final Budget Review; presented by Stephanie Greene Ms. Greene presented the proposed Final FY 20/21 budget with a total of $192,000 (presentation attached). Mr. Klein asked the Board for any Page 2 of 3 comments on the final budget, with no comments, Mr. Klein asked for a motion to approve. A motion was made by Mr. Fletcher and seconded by Ms. Campbell to approve. Motion passed with a 7-0-0 vote; with Stein, Goldberg, Klein, Flaig-Moore, Fletcher, Stauber and Campbell voting in favor; none against. Mrs. Greene was given the green light to move forward with securing contracts. VI. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Elyssa Goldberg, Paint El Paseo Pink – Noted that no physical walk will be taking place this year on El Paseo, as the City of Palm Desert will not be approving any special event permits for the remainder of 2020. Desert Cancer Foundation is looking at re-branding the event for 2020. Ms. Goldberg asked the EPPBID to contact her with any new ideas for this year’s event. Ms. Stauber suggested a cruise event and Mr. Soule recommended reaching out to Mrs. Mager as she has been researching events during COVID-19 and is aware of what is an approved event. VII. REMARKS A. City of Palm Desert. None B. Board Members. Sonia Campbell, Spectacular Shades – Commented on how she loves the new San Pablo. Stephanie Greene, FG Creative – Shared that she loves the crosswalks painted on San Pablo. VIII. NEXT MEETING: Board Members confirmed that the next meeting will be held on August 20, 2020, 8:00 am via Zoom. IX. ADJOURNMENT With board member concurrence, the meeting was adjourned at 8:53 am. Page 3 of 3