Old Town La Verne Business Improvement District Agendas
Regular MeetingLa Verne, CA · October 2, 2023
Minutes
OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTIRICT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
Monday, October 2,2023
I WELCOME AI\D CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Walters called the meeting to order at 8:40am. The following board
members were present: Craig Walters, Marianne Stark, and George Hendirson. Not
Present: Micky Rehm and zuhey Espinoza. others present: Krista chakmak, Ken
Valmonte, and Fang Wang.
2 CALENDAR
Halloween Tue. Oct. 31st - 3pm
Cruisin La Verne Car Show Sat. Nov. 18th - 10am - 4pm
Holiday Stroll Sat. Dec. 2od - 3pm-7pm
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES August 7,2023
It was moved, by Mr. Henderson and seconded by Ms. Stark to approve the minutes
for
the August 7th meeting. Motion carried by a 3-0 vote.
4. NEW BUSINESS
A.
5. CONTINUED BUSINESS
A. Holiday Stroll Update - The Board discussed a petting zoo andcarolers.
Mr. Scherer stated that the tree decorating quote was approximately
$1,200.00 for
three smaller trees instead of one large tree. Ms. Stark will check
if John paddock is
available to be Santa Claus.
6.
A' City Report (Eric Scherer): Mr. Scherer discussed new residential and commercial
development in the City.
Mr' Scherer stated that Dr. Zuhey applied for the EIFD Board and if appointed,
it is
expected that someone from the University's Business School
would join ttre gtO
Board.
B. University Report (Zuhey Espinoza): None
C. Marketing (Micky Rehm): None
D. Chamber Report (Leah Skinner): None
E. Social Media Update (Micky Rehm): None
F. Financial Report: Ms. Stark recommended more signers be added to the bank
account. It was decided that Mr. Henderson will be added to the bank account.
7 PUBLIC COMMENT (Any discussion or action on non-agendized items must be
deferred to the following meeting, as required by califomia Brown Act Law)
Ms- Chakmak inquired about a farmer's market in Old Town that she had previously
discussed with the Planning Department.
Mr. Scherer recommended drafting a proposal to Planner Parker Stringfellow and adding
to the next agenda for further discussion.
Mr. Scherer stated that the patio approval for Caf6 Wang is set to expire in February
2024. He suggested that Caf6 Wang's patio and sidewalt dining Ue aaaeA
to the next
agenda for further discussion.
8. ADJOUR}IMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 9:02 a.m., the next regular meeting to be held
on Monday,
November 6th at 8:30 a.m. at Cafr Wang Restaurant.
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Natalie
Agenda
AGENDA
Old Town La Verne Business Improvement District
Advisory Board
Monday, October 2, 2023 – 8:30 am
2316 D Street– Cafe Wang
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. Secretary
Micky Rehm
Zuhey Espinoza
George Henderson
2. CALENDAR-
Halloween Tue. Oct. 31st – 3pm
Cruisin La Verne Car Show Sat. Nov. 18 th – 10am – 4pm
Holiday Stroll Sat. Dec. 2 nd - 3pm-7pm
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 7, 2023
4. NEW BUSINESS
A.
5. CONTINUED BUSINESS
A. Holiday Stroll Update
6. COMMITTEE REPORTS/ UPDATES
A. City Report (Eric Scherer):
B. University Report (Zuhey Espinoza):
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, November 6, 2023 at 8:30 am at Café Wang – 2316 D Street
OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTIRICT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
Monday, August 7, 2023
1. WELCOME AND CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Walters called the meeting to order at 8:30am. The following board
members were present: Craig Walters, Micky Rehm, Zuhey Espinoza, and George
Henderson. Not Present: Marianne Stark.
2. CALENDAR
E and 2nd Street Project Ceremony Tue. Aug. 15th - 9am
Halloween Tue. Oct. 31st – 3pm
Cruisin La Verne Car Show Sat. Nov. 18th – 10am – 4pm
Holiday Stroll Sat. Dec. 2nd - 3pm-7pm
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES June 19, 2023
It was moved by Mr. Henderson and seconded by Dr. Espinoza to approve the minutes
for the June 19th meeting. Motion carried by a 4-0 vote.
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. University Dinner Crawl – Cindy Vallejo from the University of La Verne discussed
the details for the upcoming Dinner Crawl on August 31st.
B. Cool Cruise Date – Mr. Scherer shared that the Cool Cruise promoter has asked if the
date for the 2024 show could be moved to the Saturday after Easter as Easter falls on
March 31st next year and he feels that the show would do better in April and has
requested to move the event to Saturday April 6, 2024 instead.
It was moved by Mr. Henderson and seconded by Dr. Espinoza to support the change
of date. Motion carried by a 4-0 vote.
5. CONTINUED BUSINESS
A. None
6. COMMITTEE REPORTS/ UPDATES
A. City Report (Eric Scherer): Still working on paid staff support for the Board
B. University Report (Zuhey Espinoza): New President Mahdavi – Parking now
enforced 24/7
C. Marketing (Micky Rehm): Provided update on Holiday Stroll
D. Chamber Report (Leah Skinner): None
E. Social Media Update (Micky Rehm): None
F. Financial Report: Chair Walters reported on distribution of check to Soroptimists
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)
None
8. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 9:10 a.m., the next regular meeting to be held on Monday,
September 11, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. at Café Wang Restaurant.
Respectively submitted,
_____________________
Eric Scherer
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