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.
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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.