20230309 - CBDAC Minutes

Central Business District Advisory Committee

 

Meeting Minutes-March 9, 2023, 8:30-10:00 am via Zoom

 

In Attendance: Members:, Tom Hillmann, Jordan Kaufman, Trish Manzo, Pam Perron, Philip Davis, Stephen Del Percio, Glenn Carlough, Anastasia Bamberg, Stacey Tsapatsaris, Steve Aspero.

Guests: Michael Pickholz, Kathryn Schmidt, Paul Vagianos, Jeanne Johnson,

 

Administration: The CBDAC approved the February 9th minutes

 

Updates:

 

Village Council-Pam Perron

 

-Chestnut lot/street kiosk pilot program with matching $1.25 rate

-Train station pedestrian tunnel beautification project update

-Removal of “dead” meter polls

-A move toward exclusive ordinances rather than the current inclusive ordinances

-Paula Gavin presented the 5-year Strategic Plan to the Chamber of Commerce  yesterday-There is an important Village Council Budget Meeting on 3/15

 

Chamber of Commerce-Phil Davis

 

-The Chamber is approaching its 100th Anniversary

-The Chamber Strategic Plan is dedicated to modernizing the Chamber while maintaining a link to the past

-Glenn Carlough will provide a “Cliff’s Notes” version of the Strategic Plan at the April 13 CBDAC meeting.  Paula Gavin will join us.

 

Ridgewood Guild-Trish Manzo

 

-The Guild’s first fundraiser of the season, the Oscar Party to be held at the loft a PWT, is sold out.

-PWT and SWT were thanked for their respective sponsorships

-Paving Oak Street before the onset of the Pedestrian Plaza/Dining Corrals was suggested

 

CSAC-Anastasia Bamberg

 

-Safe Routes to School grant

-Subcommittee for downtown safety

-Side streets to be paved shortly

-Bump outs are being built on Prospect and Hudson streets

-Possible Build Back Better funding

-Chris Rutishauser has not been attending meetings, but Jovan Mehandzic has been in attendance

-Traffic calming measures continue to be researched and discussed

-The dangerous nature of Franklin Ave and the complications that come from being a County road was lamented

-Jeanne Johnson mentions a State grant that had been awarded for Franklin Ave, but those funds have been diverted

-5 pedestrians have been killed on Bergen County roads this year

 

 

Pedestrian Tunnel-Jeanne Johnson

 

-Jeanne’s power point presentation was extensive, so the following is intended to represent highlights, or that which was discussed but was not included in the presentation

-Ridgewood was voted best downtown in 201 Magazine’s Best of Bergen

-Jeanne mentioned a $500 grant from the Ridgewood Arts Foundation to pay a muralist

-Seeking muralists from AP art students and local professional artists

-12 proposals have been submitted to date

-Commemorative “leaves” can be purchased and personalized as a way to raise revenue

-Benjamin Moore CEO and RossiPaints to donate paint for the tunnel as they did for the dining corrals

-The tunnels have not received attention since 2012

-Floors are to be power washed, not painted

-There are 30 advertising billboards in the tunnel, but most revenue comes from only 8 of them on the ramps

-The tunnel is under the jurisdiction of the State Historic Preservation Office (“SHPO”)

-SHPO declassification was discussed

 

Pedestrian Plaza (PP)-Paul Vagianos

 

-The PP will run from 5/20 until 9/17 which may be extended

-Dining Corrals will run concurrently

-Beautifying the corrals was discussed

-Retractable bollards are the long-term goal

-Cement blocks will be employed in 2023

-RPD created renderings for the PP

-Increased number of 15-minute parking spots during PP season

-PP participants to pay for involvement

-SID/BID could become the source of funding for the PP

-3/24 Westfield SID field trip

-4/1 SID subcommittee meeting

-Village sponsorship was suggested and discussed

-There is a need for signage to advertise the PP

-“Arc” signs/banners on specific intersections to signify entrance to the PP

-Inclusivity is a goal of the PP

-PP is now via resolution as opposed to ordinance

 

 

New or Old Business

 

-The Village of Ridgewood filed a condemnation complaint to acquire the Town Garage property on Franklin Avenue

-Russo construction on N Broad is imminent and will be researched and confirmed

-Curiosity as to the state of “Finca” as the PP approaches

-The next CBDAC meeting will be in person at the Senior Lounge at Village Hall on April 13.

 

Respectfully submitted by Glenn Carlough

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