HistoricDowntownPlanoAssociationMeetingMinutes
May3,2016,9:00am
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I.
CalltoOrder-JeffBergus,HDPAVicePresident
II. OldBusiness
A. PublicSafetyReport-OfficerChrisSemrau,PlanoPoliceDepartment
1. Nothingserioushashappenedoverthelastmonth
2. WineWalkwasgreat;peoplebehaved
3. TearingdowntentcityinDallas;willhavemoretransients
4. Callpoliceaboutsoliciting
5. Useresourcesnottogivetohomeless;givetoanorganizationthatcanhelp
6. Onewindowwasbroken;causeisunknown
7. Lockyourcars!Hadacouplebreakinsthepastmonth
8. Peopleareaskingwheremerchantsare;shouldaccessvisitdowntownplano.com
B. FacilitiesReport–CentralizedWasteCollectionon15thPlace,ChristopherDay
1. “TrashMajal”—Enclosurewillbeonlyforthoseonnorthsideof15thandthedoorcode
willonlygotocertainmerchants
2. Rateswillbecompetitive
3. Designedforfuturevolume
4. Howitworks?EmailfromChristophertomerchantswithinstructionsandcodes
5. Nooneelsewillhaveaccesstothetrashbuilding
6. Smarttrashenclosure—willbemonitored
7. Can’tputtrashinituntilallinspectionsarecomplete,aroundMay16
8. Emailwillgoouttheendofthisweek
9. Mirnabroughtupthebuildingowners;theyshouldalsobeintheknow
C. FinanceReport–AmyPenprase
1. MonthofMarch:Income$18,964.36
2. Expenses$4,871.73
3. AsofMarch31:Bankbalance$69,800.21
4. Liabilities$42,653.14
5. LeavesHDPAwith$27,147.07
D. Art&WineWalkRecap/Updates–JenniferShertzer
1. Surveyswereprettypositive
2. Anycomplaintsarebeing
3. NextArtandWineWalkwillbeMay12
4. Republicisasponsorandtheyaredonatingallthewinefortherestoftheyear
5. Sincedrinkinginthestreetisnotallowed;workingonhavingawinebaratMcCallPlaza
6. Willhavesecurity
7. WillhavePlanoMagazinevolunteerstoremindpatronstonotdrinkonthestreet
8. WillhaveamoviescreeningthismonthofTheGreatOutdoors
9. Merchantswhowanttoofferdiscountsandspecialsneedtoemail
[email protected]
10. Merchantsshouldpromoteeventonlineandonsocialmedia
11. Workingonabadgesomerchantsandartistshavesomethingtopostonline
12. [email protected]
III. NewBusiness
A. NightOutOn15thUpdate–JeffBergus,HDPAVicePresident
1. Sunday,May22
2. RainoutdatewillbeJune5
3. Inneedofraffleprizes
4. Needvolunteers
5. CaféMomentumisbringing20-40volunteersforserving
6. Restaurantswillbereceivinglastyear’smenu
7. Sameevent;sameamountofpeople
8. MichaelHamiltonaskedforhelpwithdécor;cashwouldbegreat
9. StreetwillbeshutdownatnoonatIAve.
10. JackieDeLunasuggestedlettingcustomersknowthestreetwillbeblockedaheadof
timeonsocialmedia;churchserviceswillneedtobeaccommodatedfor
11. PostersavailableThursday
B. BizArtsMixer,May11–MichelleHawkins
1. May11,5:30pmattheMercedesBenzofPlano
2. SponsoredbyNasherandMBofPlano
3. Wouldliketohaverepresentationatthisevent
C. ArtsDistrictDesignationVideoShoot–JackieDeLuna,HDPABoardofDirectors
1. CreatingatourismvideofortheArtsDistrict
2. Selectmerchantswillbegivenaschedule
3. GettingsomeB-rollfootagearoundDowntown
4. FreepublicitytoolforDowntown
D. HeritagePreservationMonth–BhaveshMittal
1. Nationalcampaigntocelebratehistoricplacesinourcommunities
2. Wouldlikepeopletotakepicswithplacardsandpostthemonline
3. Afterthemeeting,wewilltakeaphotoatMcCallPlaza
4. Mirnabroughtuptheplaquesthatusedtobegiventobuildingownersforpreserving
theoriginalityofthebuilding,OriginalDesignationplaques
5. Wouldliketodevelopaplanthatwouldgivedowntownmorehistoricalsignificance
exposure
E. MembershipNews&Updates–Openforum
1. MichaelHamiltonbroughtuptheartgalleryshowingatTen20
2. Promotingartwithyouth
3. CollinCountyseniorswillbeshowingFridaynight,May6,7:00-11:00
4. Twodowntownartistswillalsobeshowing
5. ConnorChaddicksuggestedaddingphotosofthearttoshareonsocialmedia
6. CalendarisuptodateontheVisitDowntownPlanowebsite
7. Merchantscansubmiteventsandspecialdates
8. SweetasSugarwillbeopeningasecondlocationinUptownonMay13
9. TexasPoolwillhaveamembershipmixer/poolpartyonJune27;detailstocome
10. Markcalendars;willbeafamilyfriendlyevent
11. ZoningnorthofHomeDepotforartist’slofts;hasbeenapproved
12. Cityencouragedtheprojecttohavelive/workspacesforartists
13. PlanoMarineproperty;subjecttorezoningforapartmentliving
14. PlanoChamberofCommercebuildingwillberestaurantspacewhentheChamber
moves;tworestaurantswillsharethespace
15. CitycouncilmeetingregardingzoningofPlanoMarineisMay9at7:00pm;Downtown
shouldhaveapresencetosupportrezoning
16. JenniferSchertzer—PlanoMagazine,BestofPlanobeginningtoday;votingonline
IV. BusinessItemsforNextMeeting
NextMeeting:
Tuesday,June7,2016
9:00AMheldatevent1013