June 28, 2011 - SOBO Agenda Packet

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Downtown Oakland Association/Lake MerriH-Uptown District Association

Joint (S.O.B.O.) Sidewalk Operations Beautification Order CommiHeeJune 28th, 2011 at 12pm- Old Oakland

811 Broadway

Agenda

1. Introductions

2. Approval of Minutes, April 20 th , 2011 Action Item

3. Security Ambassador Report - Ted Tarver

4. Maintenance Ambassador Report - RickWilliams

5. District Services Coordinator Report - Andrew Jones-Hanging plant/median update and status of RFP-Back of BART,status-Banner/Hanging Plant Unveiling recap-Status of Clock, $2Kallocation for dedicated switch-Peralta Servicesbilling issues-Park landscaping

6. Walter Cohen Meeting-possible encroachment permit amendmentand discussionof union issue/potential resolution regardingmedian landscaping

7. Preparing for maintenance of new public spaces in the next two years

8. Tree planting, maintenance schedule by the City

9. Other

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Downtown Oakland Association/Lake Merritt-Uptown District AssociationJoint SOBO Committee

April 20, 2011 - 12:00 p.m. - Cathedral Conference Room B

Present: Martin Ward, Michelle Lane, Tanicia Jackson, Laurie Berberich

staff: Marco L iMandri, Steve Snider, Andrew Jones, Ted Tarver, RickWilliams

MinutesThe following items were discussed and recommendations or actions are made to theBoard as follows:

Subject D iscussion Action?Introductions Introductions were made and the meeting

began at 12:10 p.m.Security Ted reported that Oakland's crime stats are No action takenAmbassador favorable to those from San Francisco and thatReport: Ted Tarver despite the OPD's lack of funds, our relationship

with them is continuously developing. Hementioned that hisrelationship with CaptainAllison isnot as strong as it was with CaptainToribio, as evidenced by the lossof regularmeetings with daytime officers. We are gettinggood response to 911 calls, but for our long termissueswe are relying on the Problem SolvingOfficers (PSO's). We have been attending theNeighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)meetings and suggested that we affiliateourselves with them more closely. NCPC isaneighborhood-level program that bringscommunity members together by beat to workin partnership with the Oakland PoliceDepartment to solve problems that lead tocrime. Ted and Steve mentioned that noticedmany new businesses are opening and/or

expanding in the districts. Ted explained thatFrank Ogawa Plaza is now contracting withCipher security. He indicated that he has anexcellent working relationship with one of thesupervisors and looks forward to working withthem going forward.

Ted told the committee that an individual who

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Douglas Parking istaking care of the graffiti ontheir property and Rick replied that despite thefact that it ison private property, they have beabating the graffiti anyway.

Andrew has identified several walls that sufferfrom ongoing graffiti that could be potentialmural locations-many of which are associatedwith Douglas Parking. He has contacted bothSteven Douglas and a muralist to discusspossiblescenarios. Andrew has also been looking intolighting as a deterrent for graffiti.Marco suggested that we gather bids for muralsand present them to the boards. Ted mentionedthat there are already several muralsin the area,and there ispotential for a mural walk. Marcostated that thisisa media opportunity as well.

Marco commented that if the building ownedby the Oakland HousingDepartment gets hitwith graffiti that we should not abate it becausethey have not paid their assessment.

Rick stated that PSChas begun watering thehanging plants on a weekly basisand arewatering the flower beds in Snow Park. Stevediscussed the issuesthat have been going onwith Tora Rocha from the City and the OaklandParksCoalition. Marco suggested that we stopwatering in Snow Parkuntil we have acomprehensive resolution from the City.

Martin inquired about our ability to restore andmaintain the medians. Marco stated that wemust get permissionthrough Pat Kernighan andNancy Nadel to restore and maintain themedians. Andrew ismoving forward with gettingquotes. Marlin suggested that we get renderingsof what the medians will look like after werenovate them, and compare them to picturesof what they look like now and pitch that to thecity.

District Service Andrew reported that the hanging plants will be No action taken

Coordinator Report: finished thisweekend and the clock will beAndrew Jones completed by late thisweek or early next week.a) Hanging Plants There isa warranty on some of the parts in it, butb) Status of Clock not on the clock as a whole. Marco asked if wec) Banner/Hanging have coordinated with Mayor Quan to have her

Plant Unveiling attend the unveiling. The date isMay 11 h andthe time iscontingent on the Mayor's schedule.Marco suggested that youth Radio should coverthe unveiling.


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lMUDA Projects: Andrew has obtained a quote for the 20 th and No action takenTanicia and Broadway BARTentrances. Hementioned thatMichelle we may want to do the project in phases.-Medians Tanicia indicated that she spoke with her-Back of BART, contact at BARTwho iswilling to walk usthroughdiscussions with the permit process that would allow usto moveBART,Urban forward with thisproject, and hopefully expediteEcology project. the process.planter boxes at Marco mentioned that there are 3 bike racks inboth 20 th and the area that we will have to move.Broadway BART Therewas much discussion about the style of theentrances planter boxes that will be put on the BART

ledges. Andrew presented a quote for the workfrom Columbine Landscaping that thecommittee as a whole felt was too high.Andrew will work with Columbine to reducecosts and/or pursue other options.

DOA Projects: Martin explained to the committee that he and No action takenMartin and laurie Laurie had discussed expending $15Kof the-Hanging plants DOA SOBObeautification budget to landscape-Medians the four medians along Broadway between 8 th

and 11th Streets.*Refer to the above Maintenance Ambassadorreport and Marco's comments regardingmedian improvements.

Discuss the Ted passed around the marketing material from No action takenpurchase of Gum a Canadian company that produces a gumBuster and a removal systemcalled Dr. Gum. The committeeportable cable briefly discussed the benefits of such a productjumper box for use and the topic was tabled until our next meeting.by both security No discussionoccurred regarding the portableand maintenance cable jumper box.ambassador teamsNext Meetin!=J Date No meeting was scheduled.

Minutes taken by Fiona Simms and Victoria Decker, staff

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June 28, 2011 - SOBO Agenda Packet