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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRestaurant Association BID Minutes 05/30/2012 Minutes of the Board of Directors of the Restaurant Association Business Improvement District El Torito Grill May 30, 2012 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 9:39 am. There was not a general quorum, but there was a quorum of the Executive Committee present. Directors Present: Sherri Drewry Wilma’s Jim Walker Bungalow John Robinson Amelia’s Ali Zadeh The Port Nicole Hay 21 Oceanfront Guests / General Board Members Present Nancy Gardner Mayor CNB Jim Mosher CNB Resident Dave Salisbury Newport Landing Thomas Guliano Back Bay Joe Stapleton Newport Chamber Stephano Albano El Torito Sam Tila Royal Thai Nicholas Wilhelm. Cedar Creek Dan Purcell CNB Resident Eldy Galieta Barolo by the Sea Matt Cosylion City Code Enforcement Kyle Rowen City Attorney Raymond Nunes KDOC Ex Oficio Peggy Fort CMC Scott Palmer CNB 2 Presidents Report -Jim reported on the Best Practices meeting, said it was a great event, but severely under attended. It was well put together, with many suppliers. He called for harder work in getting the rest of the Restaurant community involved. He called for redoing the event next year. The event also received good press as well. - Jim reported on the SEAC committee outcome, where the association asked for $60,000 and got $6,000. He called for reevaluating of Restaurant Week if more money is not available. 3. Minutes -Jim Mosher suggested revisions of Gardner for Gardener (sec 1), Sherwin for Sherman (sec 9) and replacing the word contested with questioned ( sec 7) Minutes were approved with revisions. 4. City Report - Nancy reported on the SEAC process and stated that the council will have a study session on improving the system in the next month. -She also reported that the Council does not have any further information on the BID Administrator - the council will be the final arbiter and she will make the best decision they can. - The council is currently going through the budget process . 5. Financial Report -Scott presented the income into the association. CMC presented the expenses spent by CMC as Scott had not been able to prepare the consolidated financial statement. Restaurant Week came in under budget. Peggy still has outstanding invoices into the BID. Jim asked where the financials will be as of August - Scott estimated that it would be more than $80,000 by August of the next fiscal year. -Peggy called for a special meeting to review the board appointment recommendations. -Jim Mosher commented that the bylaws should be filed with the City Clerk. Scott Palmer will contact the Clerk’s Office. 6. Restaurant Week Wrapup. -Peggy gave the presentation that will be given to the council about the success of Restaurant Week. Tom Guliano called for using social media to gather information. Peggy noted that the average time spent was shared by all restaurants on the website. Open Table has been very helpful in metrics. 7. Marketing Plan of Work -Peggy presented the scopes of work for both the BID and Restaurant Week. It is a self-sustaining budget. Peggy has cut the Restaurant Week budget. Sherri moved that the budget be approved, Eldy seconded. Jim Walker asked if the $182,000 would be covered by income, Scott Palmer replied that current revenue will cover the budget. There are opportunities to cut budget if necessary. Scott noted that the new BID administrator may influence the spending. Dan Purcell asked about why the City is involved, and why the City does not sponsor a car week. -Peggy asked about the status of Restaurant Week. Jim Walker called for waiting until the BID Administrator is appointed to determine program and expense costs. -Peggy passed around the proofs for the dining guides. She is printing 100,000 dining guides and provided distribution plans through Western. She asked for board input. -Nicole asked that Communities for a Cause present to the board, and Explorocean has asked to present to the board. - Jim Walker announced that the Chamber and he will try and get more Newport restaurants into the Taste of Newport rather than establishments outside of Newport. Peggy brought forward some other tie-ins at the Taste, as well as communal coop booths. 8. Municpal Code Enforcement -Matt Cosylion presented a new ordinance presented at the June 12 meeting. Matt emphasized that the City will work with all concerned parties to achieve voluntary compliance. The Amendment will change how the code enforcement process works. It assesses higher fees for certain types of code infractions with the City Manager's approval. Scott Palmer asked if this type of structure of enforcement could be applied to BID bills. Ali asked about equitable enforcement and having the City understand the pathway to success. Jim Walker also cited the ability of the chief of police being able to pull the operators license as well as facing a fine. He also called for a informal discussion about impacts of this on issued Community Use Permits. . 9. Public Comments -Raymond announced a set of programs on KDOC doing a fee for interviews. Scott asked for presentations to the other BIDs. Peggy asked if the board would allocate money to the program. 9. Adjourn -The meeting adjourned at 11:11 am.