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Meeting Date: August 28, 2013 Location: Faith Presbyterian Church Time: 6:00 pm Board Members Attending: 1. Rick Raffanti (President) 2. Gloria Gee 3. Bill Lambert 4. Donna Hurst (Treasurer) 5. Pat Smith (Secretary) 6. Donald Lowrey 7. Roy Alper (Vice President) 8. Randy Reed Board Members Absent: 1. Hans Boerner 2. John Dobrovich 3. Julie Stevens Minutes #2013-08

Guests: Shelley Hoyt Temescal Square Samar Nassar Temescal Square Vas Kinniris Property owner at 54th and Shattuck (interested in proposed BID expansion) Sarita Waite Property Owner 5008 Telegraph Nicholas Weinstein Homestead Apothecary Held up at gunpoint last week leaving the store and a Pizzaiolo patron was held up leaving restaurant. Michele Beaudoin- Temescal Square Morgan Ramirez Temescal Square Atarma Kahngsar Guest of Michelle Mark Borsuk property owner Frazee 4881 Telegraph Oliver Luby Council member Dan Kalbs aide Most of the guests were present in response to concerns about the recent spate of crime in the district. Guest Sarita Waite insists we need hard security officers in cars, who patrol the entire district and all of the adjacent areas to protect customers, bicyclists, residents. Other guests want increased security but dont want to see guards that create a militarized presence, because some people will think the area isnt

safe. The BID clarified that it is only allowed to provide services in between the area defined by those who pay into the district. Concern was voiced about how the BID is spending its assessment fees and how funds might be redirected to additional security ambassadors and/or cameras. A security committee was suggested to form, in order to make recommendations to the Board. Board members Rick and Randy, and attendees Samar, Nicholas, and Michelle expressed interest in being part of this committee.

Attendees were encouraged to attend the districts monthly Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) meetings. Cameras were strongly encouraged by guest Vas Kinniris. The Board explained thats an option that will be considered. It is exploring this option specifically, in particular, since Temescal Plaza is installing two pilot cameras on its premises.

Consent agenda: a. Approval of July minutes Motion: to approve the July minutes was seconded and passed unanimously 2. Old Business a. Executive Directors Report (Darlene)

ORGANIZATION BID Renewal - Letter & Survey was mailed to Property Owners in Expansion area in midAugust, for receipt by 9/6. The Consultant, New America, has received 6 out of 100 responses to date. Postcard will be sent with opportunity to respond online. Darlene is working to get responses also. DESIGN & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Obelisk at 5225 Shattuck Structural engineer has been procured and Bill is working on bids for actual structure. Determining optimal way to move forward with planter maintenance since current program is still not producing consistently healthy plants. Preliminary discussion ensuing regarding identification of potential kiosk locations (Alcatraz, 40th, 45th, 49th, & 51st & Tele, Kaspers) and what structures might serve as information bearer. Mosaic Trash Cans Muslim can at Kelly Moore, Milky Way can at Alcatraz, CHO can in the works and Idora Park Can sponsored by Pat Smith. Bike corral is proposed in front of Pizzaiolo and Dona Tomas to be maintained by Pizzaiolo. DE/ED had a role in securing a Bike Oakland sign for the Burma corral. That sign is not very well seen. It could be larger and have better reflective coating to not look so much like a street sign. DE/ED wants to weigh in on the artistry of the new corral and also the bike sign before its installed! Utilizing SpotMojo to enlist community input for Frazee Building per request of TMA Hoopers will be occupied temporarily by East Bay Depot with a Holiday store 4115 Telegraph is being built out as a restaurant space, likely Chinese. Met with Leos property owner, Michael OConnor. They plan for a venue similar to New Parish, with a retail store included, to open by New Years.

Temescal Plaza will install two security cameras 9/9. Plans include interfacing other merchants with cameras through Google Plus so you can share pictures.

PROMOTION
Taste of Temescal coming up September 17 Working with Suzanne LHeureux for her support for Taste and Art Hops.

SECURITY & CLEANLINESS

Held meeting with Captn Toribio to meet with Safety First to establish optimal collaboration procedures. Received inquiries regarding interest for collaboration on private patrols from both Dona Tomas and a resident, due to a recent spate of robberies, including in Temescal Alley. Work to consolidate requests and channel accordingly Next Merchant Meeting will host Cptn Toribio at Marc 49 at 8:30am, on Wed. 9/11 to address crime and stay away orders. Attended OMLF meeting discussion on illegal dumping and graffiti abatement. Illegal dumping is easier to control because its easier to track offenders through license plates. Graffiti offenders are more challenging. Prosecution of either remains elusive. Councilmember Kernighan attended meeting and understands the need to provide teeth to the ordinance which requires higher prioritizing from the City Attorney and OPD.

b. BevMo proposal: do we want to endorse? (all) Because the entire Board had not heard all of the points from BevMos proposal, it was not prepared to take a position regarding endorsement. It is also important to find out whether BevMo remains interested in the building or whether it has moved on to another location. If this item is to come back to the Board for consideration, we need to bring a concise proposal with discussion points. 3. New Business a. Security Survey results (Darlene) Darlene shared the results of the merchant survey. 19% response rate with 29 responses received out of 150 businesses 59% of the respondents were aware of the ambassadors while 41% were not 38% knew how to contact the ambassadors while 59% did not Comments consensus o indicated a need for later hours versus 2 to 8 pm, such as 4 to 10 o Effectiveness of one ambassador questioned Board members interpreted the results differently. Some felt the survey results indicate satisfaction with the ambassadors while others believe more information is still needed. Roy indicated the need for a follow up question to find out if merchants are willing to contribute to security program.

Submitted respectfully,

Darlene Drapkin Staff