HistoricDowntownPlanoAssociationGeneralMeetingMinutes
February2,2016,9:00am
Event1013
I.
II.
CalltoOrder—MonaCrider,BoardChair
OldBusiness
A. SouthernLandprojectupdate–JeremyCyr
1. Asbestosremovalwillbeginthisweek
2. Demowillbeginafterthat,willgothroughmid-March
3. Parkingshouldnothavetoomuchdisruption
4. May-Junewillbethetimewhenactualconstructionwillstart
5. StillworkingwiththeCityonlogisticswithalleyaccess
6. Parkingstructurewillbefirsttobebuilt
7. Parkinggaragemaybeaccessibleacouplemonthsbeforeconstructioniscomplete
8. Trafficshouldnotbeaffected
9. ParkingbyMcCallPlazawillnotbeaffected
10. PlanoFireDepartmenthasdecidedtheywillnotneedthecrosswalkbetween
Angela’sandLaFoofarawforanemergencyegresslane
11. Discussedalternativeroutefordeliveries
B. PublicSafetyReport-OfficerChrisSemrau,PlanoPoliceDepartment
1. Incidentsandarrests
a.SevenarrestsinJanuary,prettystandardforonemonth
b.PSOpatrolformarkingtires
c.SolicitingisaprobleminDallasrightnow,beonthelookout
d.Therehavebeenahandfulofopportunitycrimes,becautious
e.Wouldliketoseeanincreasecamerausageonbusinesses
C. FacilitiesReport
1. ExteriorLightingRepairs–AlexHargis,ExecutiveDirector
a.Alllightsarefixedaswellasshorts
D.ParkingReport–CityofPlanoRepresentative
1.LloydNeal,TransportationEngineer,ParkingStudy
a.Lookedatcurrentdateandtenyearsintothefuture
b.Typicallythereisavailabilityoneblockaway
c.Refusaltowalkthatblock
d.Slightunderageofabout85stalls
e.Lookingatoptionstoshareprivatestalls
f.Wouldliketorefinesizingofparkinggarage
g.Consideringvaletandsharedparking
h.Lookedattimedparking,patronsturnoverevery3hoursonaverage
i.Studywillbeavailableplanotraffic.orgonFebruary8th
j.PublicmeetingFebruary16,6:00pm,MunicipalCenter
k.FrankTurnerfeelstherecanbe50additionalspacesaddedtoDARTlot,though
thatwouldstillbeseveralmonthsaway
l.Employeesshouldparkfarfrombusinessesallowingcustomersbestparking
m.MaycomeupwithsomekindofincentivetouseDART
n.WorkingonmakingavaletspaceatMcCallPlaza
o.UseofCityparkinglotsduringweekendisrecommended
E.CleaningofStreetLamps–CityofPlanorepresentative
1.PeterBraster,Cityisworkingonthemnow,shouldbefinishedanyday
F.Utilityprojecton15thSt.Pl–CityofPlanorepresentative
1.PeterBraster,Oncorfinallygottransformermoved,doesnothaveatimetable
though
G.HeritageCommissionTaxExemptSiteAssessments–BhaveshMittal,CityofPlanoHeritage
PreservationOfficer
1. Currentlyputtingtogethercomments
2. GoestofinalCouncilinMarch
3. PropertyownerscancontactBhaveshtoknowifthereareanyissues
III.
NewBusiness
A. HDPA2016MembershipDriveUpdate–AlexHargis
1. DeadlineExtended:FEBRUARY12,2016
2. Stillexpectingfunds
3. Starttheyearwiththemembershipdrivetohavefundsforevents
B. CHIPSPokerTournamentUpdate–RachelLee
1. Willsendoutcollectiveinformationthisweek
2. EventwillbeheldonMarch25
3. Seekingdonationsforprizes
C. GeneralMeetingAlternativeStartTime–AlexHargis
1. EmailAlexiftherearestrongopinionsonmeetingtimes
2. [email protected]
D. MemberBenefitShowcase
1. GoogleBusiness360DegreeVirtualView–LisaSmith,OwnerofVoirlisa
2. Onetimeservice
3. Canaddphotostobusinesswebsite
4. DiscountedpricefordowntownPlanomerchants
5. Fivebusinessesneedtoparticipatetoreceivepriceof$125
6. PecanHollowGolfCoursehasdiscountedrateforannualscorecardadif5
businessesparticipateof$325
7. PlanoProfiledoingastoryofdowntownanditsfuture
8. Fullpageadisfree;businessesneedtosendartworkandmembershipduesby
Friday
E. HDPA2016VisionStrategy–AlexHargis
1. Exposure;events,heritage,marketing,PR
2. Revenue;membership,events,sponsorships,grants,merchandise,advertising
3. Arts;awards/grants,events,commissionedart,incubatorprograms
4. Thumbprintthebrand
5. Improveexistingmarketing
6. Workingtoconsolidatetoonesocialmediaplatforms
7. NewInstagram,downtownplano
8. Workingtostreamlineallsystemsandprocesses
9. Willorganizecommitteesupport
10. Developasignificantartsinitiative
F. StateoftheCity3.0
1. Tuesday,February9,7:00pm,CinemarkWestPlano
2. CometosupporttheMayorandtheCity
G. BusinessItemsforNextMeeting
NextMeeting:
Tuesday,March1,2016
9:00AMheldatevent1013
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