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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-15 EPPBID Regular Meeting MinutesCITY OF PALM DESERT EL PASEO PARKING & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD MINUTES THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018 — 8:00 A.M. ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260 I. CALL TO ORDER Acting Chair Stein called the meeting to order at 8:04 AM. II. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Christine Stein Susan Stauber Elyssa Goldberg Sonia Campbell David Fletcher Patrick Klein City of Palm Desert Staff Present: Thomas Soule, Tourism and Marketing Manager Deborah Schwartz Glickman, Business Advocate Heather Chernicki, Recording Secretary Also Present: Councilmember Jan Harnik, City of Palm Desert Sat Panesar, Desert Coworking Jim Doyle, Palm Spring Life Amy Smith, Chartwell Properties Jaclyn Scarlett, FG Creative Stephanie Greene, FG Creative Judy Esterbrook, Hotel Paseo III. CONSENT ITEMS A. MINUTES of the El Paseo Parking & Business Improvement District Meeting of October 18, 2018. Page 1 of 4 Rec: Approve with corrections Ms. Stein relayed message from Chairman Klein asking for two corrections to the meeting minutes. First correction — Mr. Reyes is spelled different ways in the minutes. Needs to be spelled Reyes. Second correction — Airstream Palooza noted as 1 pm to 9pm and it should be corrected to 3pm to 9pm. Ms. Chernicki stated both corrections would be made and Ms. Stein asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the October 15, 2018 board meeting. A motion was made by Campbell and seconded by Fletcher to accept and approve with corrections. Motion passed with a 4-0-2 vote, with Stein, Stauber, Campbell and Fletcher voting in favor. None abstained. Klein and Goldberg absent. B. Approval of the Financial Statements ending October 31, 2018. Rec: Approved Ms. Stein asked for a motion to approve the financial statements ending October 31, 2018. A motion was made by Fletcher and seconded by Campbell to accept and approve. Motion passed with a 5-0-1 vote, with Stein, Stauber, Campbell, Goldberg and Fletcher voting in favor. None abstained. Klein absent. IV. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER None V. GUEST PRESENTATION A. Palm Desert Police Department — Holiday Burglary & Theft Suppression Plan Not presented. Hotel Paseo — Airstream Palooza Sponsorship. Presented by Judy Esterbrook, Hotel Paseo. Ms. Stein introduced Ms. Esterbrook to present to board. Airstream Palooza is a first time free event occurring on December 1, 2018, 3pm to 9pm, at Hotel Paseo. Sponsorship money will all go to the YMCA. Ms. Stein put forth the idea that board endorsed promotion of the event would benefit El Paseo as a whole. Ms. Greene of FG Creative said that promotion was already taking place through established channels per previous instruction and will continue. VI. OLD BUSINESS Page2of4 None VII. NEW BUSINESS A. FG Creative, Marketing Update. Presented by Stephanie Greene, FG Creative. October Marketing Report — Ms. Greene presented the marketing report that had been sent out to the members prior to this meeting. Ms. Greene presented ad for Desert X. Ms. Stein called for a general agreement to add Palm Desert below square El Paseo logo. November Account Update — Ms. Greene opened discussion to field any questions regarding the Account Update that had been sent out to the members prior to this meeting. There were no questions. Social Media Seminar. Presented by Stephanie Greene, FG Creative. Ms. Greene opened discussion to field various questions from the board regarding the potential for another Social Media Seminar presented by the EPPBID with speaker and influencer Dawn McCoy. Mr. Soule mentioned that, in the absence of the previously used space, the City of Palm Desert's Council Chamber could be used for the event. Precise date to be determined, general projected date range is the end of January 2019 or early February 2019. Perhaps open Seminar to all of the public. Discussion ensued. El Paseo Balloon Ordinance. Presented by Christine Stein, Leeds and Son. Ms. Stein introduced topic and spoke to Leeds and Son desire to have a long-term permanent ordinance regarding balloon usage on the street. Mr. Fletcher put forth the idea that the expired ordinance be circulated and reviewed among the members of the board in preparation for an informed discussion at the December 20, 2018 meeting. Mr. Soule said he will email the current expired balloon ordinance to all members for their review. VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS A. Elyssa Goldberg, BG's El Paseo — Congratulations to Councilmember Jan Harnik on Re -Election. David Fletcher, Chartwell Properties — Opened discussion regarding observation of El Paseo courtesy carts direct route driving vs routine route to all pickup spots. Page3of4 C. Councilmember Jan Harnik, City of Palm Desert — Commented that the new holiday lights on El Paseo look great. IX. REMARKS A. City of Palm Desert. Presented by Thomas Soule, Tourism and Marketing Manager. Elected Terms of Board — Per board request in October 18, 2018 meeting, Mr. Soule researched the current boards elected terms and presented the following conclusion to the boards. Elected terms for currently serving member are: Christine Stein will serve until December 2020, Patrick Klein will serve until December 2021, Susan Stauber will serve until December 2020, Elyssa Goldberg will serve until December 2020, Sonia Campbell will serve until December 2021 and David Fletcher will serve until December 2019. El Paseo Adjacent — Mr. Soule presented that there has been interest in the EPPBID expressed by businesses closely adjacent to the El Paseo district. Mr. Soule will seek the advice of City Attorney on this issue. Board Members Christine Stein, Leeds and Son — Presented reminder of Leeds and Son Thanksgiving In & Out Burger food truck that will be parked in front of the store on Nov 24th from 11 am to 3pm. David Fletcher, Chartwell Properties — Presented reminder of Miracle on El Paseo on Saturday December 8th from 11am to 4pm. X. NEXT MEETING: Confirm December 20, 2018 Board Members confirmed that the next meeting will be held on December 20, 2018, 8:00 am at City Hall. XI. ADJOURNMENT With board member concurrence, the meeting was adjourned at 9:22 am. Heather Chernicki, Recording Secretary Page 4 of 4