Old Webster Business District Advisory Commission

Old Webster Special Business District Advisory Commission MEETING MINUTES APPROVED MEETING DATE: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 LOCATION: City Hall CALLED TO ORDER: 8:02 AM MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:28 AM NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 NAME PRESENT ABSENT Ron Clipp, Chair X Joe Rath X Mark Hinkle X Tim Delanty X Micki Hansel X Gary Schoenberger X Margaret Stevens X Vacancy Vacancy Pam Bliss, Council Liaison X Mara Perry, City Liaison X Also, in attendance: Detective Fred Bell – WGPD Community Resource Officer Fran Sudekum – Administrative Support APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion to approve April 30th minutes was made by Joe Rath, seconded by Gary Schoenberger, and unanimously approved. EMPLOYEE PARKING • Moody Parking Lot – The police department will monitor the lot for a period of time to see if the initial issues have worked out or if identifying employee cars in some manner in the future is needed. PEDESTRIAN SIGNS • Signs for new businesses need to be added to the pedestrian sign kiosks, however, the company that produced and installed the signs initially has gone out of business. Mara Perry has found a different company to do the work. The new signs will match the existing in color, but will be made of metal and therefore be more durable. CVC NEIGHBORHOOD MEMBERSHIPS • St. Louis Convention and Visitor Center (CVC) – The City has renewed their umbrella neighborhood membership with the CVC (a.k.a. Explore St. Louis) which provides separate Webster Groves “neighborhood” listings of shopping and dining in the printed and online St. Louis Visitors’ Guide. At least 15 individual businesses will also need to renew/start their neighborhood membership. Mara Perry shared the information letter from the CVC with Commission Members (see Appendix A). The current printed guide and last year’s map were also available to for members to peruse. Fran Sudekum will be coordinating the renewals as well as new memberships with Webster businesses. Page 1of 3 • A total of 20 Webster Groves businesses participated last year, 13 of which were in Old Webster: The Block Olive & Oak froYo Premium Frozen Yogurt Rolling Ridge Nursery Green Door art gallery The Sushi Station Half & Half Vitality Unlimited Spa The Initial Design Yucandu Art Studio KIND Soap Company Zoey’s Attic Leopard Boutique SUMMER NIGHT STREET DANCE • The Old Webster Summer Night Street Dance takes place on Saturday, June 15th on N. Gore from Lockwood north to the railroad tracks from 5 to 10 PM; the street will be blocked off starting at 2 PM. All restaurants in Old Webster and numerous shops will be open during the event. As of this date, the on-street vendors are Straub’s, C.J. Muggs, and the Masons; any Old Webster business may also participate if arranged in advance. CITY UPDATE • Guerrilla Street Food will open soon in Old Orchard. • Blue Dahlia is doing some construction on their space; the former ScholarShop location. • Story Seven will open soon in Old Webster. • The Old Webster Brew Pub et al. will need to close one or possibly two lanes of traffic on Lockwood for one day towards the end of summer in order to move equipment onto the roof via a large crane. Will look at options to route the traffic around during the time the work is done. • CUP for Reliance Bank becoming Simmons Bank in Yorkshire is at City Council. • Plans for Regions Bank in Old Webster are being reviewed. • Demo permits for the YMCA building are expected soon. • The Home Occupation goes before City Council next week. • Changes to the ordinance for the Historic Preservation Commission will be discussed in the City Council work session next week; looking at houses that are close to but not at 100 years old to be able to address issues or do research. • City Council has been working on affordable housing. • The Rolling Ridge project is regrouping. Their Spring Nights at Rolling Ridge events did not receive any complaints at City Hall. ADJOURNED Meeting adjourned at 8:28 AM. NEXT MEETING • Agenda item: Budget Update • The next meeting will be held at City Hall on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 from 8:00 AM. Page 2of 3 APPENDIX A Page 3of 3