Old Town La Verne Business Improvement District Agendas

Name: Old Town La Verne Business Improvement District Agendas — La Verne, CA
Start: 2021-12-06
End: 2021-12-06
Location: La Verne, CA

Regular Meeting

La Verne, CA · December 6, 2021

Agenda Minutes

Minutes

OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING Monday, December 6, 2021 I The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Craig Walters at 8:33 a.m. Advisory Board Members present: Craig Walters, Marianne Stark, and Matt Forgey (via telephone). City Representative present: Mayor Tim Hepburn, and Secretary Natalie Hiatt. Others present: Roy Cannizzo, Roberta Virgin, Maria Faura, Fang Wang, Ken Valmonte, and George Henderson. 2, CALENDAR Cool Cruise - Saturday, April 16,2022 Wine Walk - Saturday, TBD 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES November ll,202l It was moved by Ms. Stark and seconded by Mr. Fogey to approve the minutes of the November 11,2021 meeting. Motion carried by a 3-0 vote. 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Cruisin La Verne Recap - Chairperson Walters stated that the car show had a good turn out and there were no issues reported from the police department. B Holiday Stroll Recap - Chairperson Walters stated that it was a good event and a nice showing. C Outdoor Dining Discussion - Chairperson Walters stated that he along with Mr. Scherer and Mr. Rivera of the Planning Department discussed the street dining set-up with the owner. They discussed the parking loss and the aesthetics of the set-up. Owner Fang Wang was present at the meeting. Ms. Wang stated that her customers feel more comfortable outdoors and that she does not want to lose their business. Roy Cannizzo statedhis opposition to the current set-up and he is against an extension past the February permit expiration. 1 Ken Valmonte of Caf6 Wang presented a bamboo barricade design with planters. He stated that the improvements can be done for under $500.00. Mr. Vaimonte stated that he would like to see the sffeet turned into a courtyard to accommodate the inllux of people from the upcoming Gold Line. Ms. Stark also stated that she received complaints regarding the aesthetics and the number of customers utilizing the street dining. Mr. Henderson stated that he has a problem with the set-up not being used more often and the aesthetics. Chairperson Walters addressed his concerns for the bamboo and the sturdiness in the rainy weather. He stated that he is not inclined to continuing the permit past February. Mr. Forgey stated that he has not directly heard complaints and that everyone was given the same opporfunity. He stated that the board can't enforce the change in appearance because the permit was already issued. Ms. Stark and Mr. Forgey stated that they are both in favor of not renewing the permit after its expiration. Mayor Hepburn stated that the City Council agreed to the street set-up because surrounding cities were doing the same and he wants success for all the businesses. He agreed that it is an eyesore but it's what's allowed. It was moved by Ms. Stark and seconded by Mr. Forgey to recommend not extending the permit after the February expiration. Motion carried by a 3-0 vote. Chairperson Walters suggested Caf6 Wang discusses the re-design with the Planning Department. D. Wine Walk Discussion - Chairperson Walters suggested April 30, 2022 andthere were no objections from the Board. 5. CONTINTIED BUSINESS A. Transfer of Funds to the Association - It was moved by Mr, Forgey and seconded by Ms. Stark to request a transfer from City Council in the amount of $6,000.00 from the BID account to the Association account. Motion carried by a 3-0 vote. B. Meeting Schedule - Mr. Forgey stated that he is available to join the meeting via telephone for the time being. Chairperson Walters discussed the alternate position held by Sean Franco. He rugg.it.d a replacement for the position now that Mr. Franco is unavailable during the meeting time. 2 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS/ UPDATES A. City Repon: Mayor Hepburn stated that several residents have asked about a farmers market in Old Town. Chairperson Walters stated that the farmers market was organizedby an outside company and it was not well attended. B. University Report (Jason Miller): None C. Marketing (Micky Rehm): Chairperson Walters stated that he contacted Christina to update the webpage and there will possibly be a ULV student to help with the webpage and social media. D. Chamber Report (Leah Skinner): None E. Social Media Update (Micky Rehm): None F. Financial Report: None 7 PUBLIC COMMENT (Any discussion or action on non-agendized items must be aefenea to the following meeting, as required by California Brown Act Law) No comments received. 8 ADJOTJRNMENT Meeting was adjourned at9:36 a.m., to the next meeting to be held on Monday, January 3,2022 at 8:30 a.m. submi Natalie J

Agenda

AGENDA Old Town La Verne Business Improvement District Advisory Board Monday, December 6, 2021 – 8:30 am 2079 Bonita Ave – Chase’s Patio 1. WELCOME AND CALL TO ORDER- Board Members City Representatives/Others Present Craig Walters, Chair Eric Scherer, Com. Dev. Director Marianne Stark Natalie Hiatt, Com. Dev. Admin. Clerk Jason Miller Leah Skinner, Chamber of Commerce Micky Rehm Matt Forgey Sean Franco (Alternate) 2. CALENDAR- Cool Cruise Saturday, April 16th, 2022 Wine Walk Saturday, TBD 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 11, 2021 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Cruisin La Verne Recap B. Holiday Stroll Recap C. Outdoor Dining Discussion D. Wine Walk Discussion – April 30th? – HNM 4/23 5. CONTINUED BUSINESS A. Transfer of Funds to the Association B. Meeting Schedule 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS/ UPDATES A. City Report (Eric Scherer): B. University Report (Jason Miller): C. Marketing (Micky Rehm): D. Chamber Report (Leah Skinner): E. Social Media Update (Micky Rehm): F. Financial Report: 7. PUBLIC COMMENT (Any discussion or action on non-agendized items must be deferred to the following meeting, as required by California Brown Act Law) 8. ADJOURNMENT – Monday January 3, 2022 8:30 am– 2079 Bonita Ave., Chase’s OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING Monday, November 1, 2021 1. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Craig Walters at 8:32a.m. Advisory Board Members present: Craig Walters, Marianne Stark, Jason Miller, and Mickey Rehm. City Representative present: Community Development Director Eric Scherer and Secretary Natalie Hiatt. Others present: Roy Cannizo and Maria Faura. 2. CALENDAR Cruisin La Verne – Saturday, November 20, 2021 Holiday Stroll – Saturday, December 4, 2021 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES July 12, 2021 It was moved by Ms. Stark and seconded by Mr. Miller to approve the minutes of the July 12, 2021 meeting. Motion carried by a 4-0 vote. 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Cruisin La Verne – Mr. Scherer announced that the “D” Street road closure is scheduled to re-open before the car show on Friday, November 19th. B. Holiday Stroll – December 4, 2021 4:00pm-8:00pm. Ms. Rehm stated that Mr. Henderson will be reading the story and Leann and John Paddock will be dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Pictures with Santa will be from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Ms. Rehm ordered three trees for Mainiero Square and made arrangements with a local decorator. The post card is scheduled to be mailed in two weeks with 4 merchant advertisements. Mr. Scherer stated that the street crew will set-up the Christmas decorations before the car show. C. Bike Donation Event - Mr. Scherer stated that Aflie Sanchez of Majestic Cycle is working with the Police Department to donate 40 children’s bicycles. Mr. Sanchez requested to present the bikes on December 4th before the Holiday Stroll event. 1 Ms. Stark and Chairperson Walters recommended presenting early in the afternoon and be cleared out by 3:00pm, before the Holiday Stroll begins. 5. CONTINUED BUSINESS A. D Street Dining – Mr. Scherer addressed concerns regarding Café Wang’s street dining setup. He stated that the barricades are required by the Public Works Department and Fire Department. The board discussed cosmetic improvements to the set-up and re-evaluating any other street dining setups. Mr. Scherer and Chairperson Walters will discuss possible improvements of the set-up with the owners of Café Wang. It was moved by Ms. Rehm and seconded by Ms. Stark to suspend any new applications for street dining and recommends City Council revoke any permits once ABC reverses their current guidelines. Motion carried by a 4-0 vote. 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS/ UPDATES A. City Report (Eric Scherer): Mr. Scherer stated that the Mainiero Square stage will go out to bid soon, “E” Street and 2nd Street pedestrian access improvements are in the process, and the Gold Line parking plan was discussed. B. University Report (Jason Miller): Mr. Miller stated that students and staff are back on campus. International student, adult student, and transfer student enrollment is down. C. Marketing (Micky Rehm): None D. Chamber Report (Leah Skinner): Taste of La Verne October 20, 2021 – Ms. Stark stated that the event was a smaller scale but well attended. Mr. Scherer stated that five restaurants dropped out of the event at the last minute and ticket sales were stopped early. E. Social Media Update (Micky Rehm): Ms. Rehm stated that the BID website is not updated with upcoming events and the directory is out of date. F. Financial Report: None Chairperson Walters announced that Delia Heredia recently sold her business. He stated that he felt it was appropriate for the Board to recommend recognition from the City Council for her years of support to Old Town. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT (Any discussion or action on non-agendized items must be deferred to the following meeting, as required by California Brown Act Law) No comments received. 8. ADJOURNMENT 2 Meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m., to the next meeting to be held on Monday, December 6, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. Respectively submitted, _____________________ Natalie M. Hiatt 3

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