Old Orchard Business District Advisory Commission

Old Orchard Special Business District Advisory Commission MEETING MINUTES APPROVED MEETING DATE: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 LOCATION: Zoom CALLED TO ORDER 8:02 AM MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:18 AM NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 NAME PRESENT ABSENT Bob Weber, Chair X Holland Saltsman, Vice Chair X Angel Venegoni X John Barr X Steve Zielinski X Abby Culleton X Rick Gerger X Vacancy Vacancy Emerson Smith, Council Liaison X Eric Peterson, City Liaison X Also in attendance: Officer Ahmar Rasool – Webster Groves Police Department Fran Sudekum – Administrative Support Approval of Minutes – A motion to approve the March minutes was made by, Holland Saltsman, seconded by Angel Venegoni, and was unanimously approved. Rooftop Lighting – Our Stribe dedicated contact person is Matt Deems. Stribe has been more responsive to recent requests. They have repaired the lights on the Peacock building (Novel Neighbor’s location). Other locations need repairs and new locations can be considered. Parking Spaces – • Steve Zielinski spoke with both Subway and Boardwalk Café regarding on-street parking needs on the section of East Lockwood that runs next to Gazebo Park. They were open to reducing the time limit on the southside of the street to thirty minutes if needed. It was decided not to change time limits at this time. • Adding one additional handicap spot to the east of the existing handicap spot will be pursued with City Council for a change in the ordinance. Commission Vacancies – Two vacancies still remain on the Commission. BDC Update • The BDC has submitted a proposal to City Council for their consideration to create a Business Liaison position to improve communication connectivity on business related issues. Page 1 of 2 City Update • The Business License report has been sent to all Business District Commission Members; it is also available on the City website. • The new City Council will be seated on April 19. Council Liaison assignments on boards and commissions will occur in May. Council Member Smith stated the Council Liaison can be advocate for needs, ideas, or concerns of the Commissions. • City Staff is working on an email messages for the business districts addressing on- street parking, curb-side pick-up needs, etc. Input on identifying specific spots to designate types of parking will be sought from the Districts. Next Meeting – May 10, 2022 Adjournment – Meeting adjourned at 8:18 AM. Page 2 of 2