Old Orchard Business District Advisory Commission

Old Orchard Special Business District Advisory Commission MEETING MINUTES APPROVED MEETING DATE: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 LOCATION: City Hall CALLED TO ORDER: 8:03 AM MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:50 AM NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 NAME PRESENT ABSENT Joe Fichter, Chair X Angel Venegoni X Claire Winkler X Mary Jane Armstrong X Steve Scheipeter X Holland Saltsman X Robert Weber X John Barr X Steve Zielinski X Frank Janoski, Council Liaison X Mara Perry, City Liaison X Also in attendance: Fran Sudekum – Administrative Support APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to approve the May minutes as was made by Mary Jane Armstrong, seconded by Holland Saltsman, motion was unanimously approved. PARKING UPDATE • Bethesda has not gotten back to Mara Perry. STREETSCAPE PHASE II UPDATE Phase II is on the East-West Gateway recommendation list for approval. Mara will attend their July 19th meeting.; Commission members are welcome to attend. Final determination is August 30th. The City match portion is in the budget; final reading will take place at the next City Council meeting. ROOFTOP LIGHTING UPDATE Letters to building owners informing them of the District’s 50/50 rooftop lighting program have not gone out yet. BIG BEND at OAKWOOD CONSTRUCTION There are multiple entities with construction projects currently taking place within the City; MSD, Missouri American Water, WGSD related fiber. The Public Works Department has been flooded with calls from businesses and residents negatively impacted with these projects. The one causing traffic issues at Oakwood on Big Bend is most likely Missouri American Water. ST. LOUIS CVC MEMBERSHIPS AND RENEWALS The City has renewed its “neighborhood” membership in the CVC. It’s time for individual businesses to renew or join as well; due date is July 30th. At least 15 individual businesses are needed to received special treatment in the CVC guide/magazine, maps, and website. The more join, the more write ups and mentions will be included. Commission members took membership forms and renewals to help spread the word to businesses in the District. The cost of membership for individual businesses is $150. CITY UPDATE • Site plan for Orchard Alley has been approved. • Garland Wines is closing. • New salon in the Quonset Hut building, The Boulevard, was named the National Salon of the Year by Salon Today Magazine. • A landscape company is relocating from Brentwood to Webster Groves on Watson at the former Ryan’s Steakhouse location. They will add an additional building as well as landscaping to that location. • About Time is moving into a small space on Big Bend. • A dermatology group is moving into the space on Watson formerly used by Block Buster Video. • Mara toured the new Webster University Interdisciplinary Sciences Building; the university is hoping to move people in mid-July. The University also plans to do renovations to the Sverdrup Building. • Monsanto at the Owen Ridge Campus is doing renovations. • Short-term rentals, a.k.a. Airbnb, zoning has been approved; next step is business licensing. • Final reading of the residential zoning amendments is June 20th. • Ameren UE has been clear cutting along Highway 44 and the railroad tracks leaving the area an eyesore. The City has been trying to work with them on the issue, but since they have no ownership of the area impacted, it’s been difficult. • Approximately 16 new homes are currently under construction. • A new planner has been hired. NEXT MEETING Tuesday July 11, 2017 at 8:00 AM – City Hall. ADJOURNED Meeting adjourned at 8:50 AM