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1 <br />WORK STUDY SESSION <br />3. SPURGEON BUILDING UPDATE (Bruce Dunams} <br />• Mr. Dunams provided a handout with update information on the <br />Spurgeon Building, which has been a place for aspiring artists. <br />• An article written by a resourceful reporter detailing some of the <br />violations led to probable cause for inspection by Code <br />Enforcement. <br />• Violations were noted at the initial inspection on January 7 2, 2005, <br />by Community Preservation and the Fire and Police Departments. <br />• Owner was given a March '19 deadline to respond and get into <br />compliance. <br />• At the follow-up inspection on March 22, 2005, the owner had not <br />fully complied with the required corrections and requested an <br />extension to complete the repairs. An extension was granted until <br />April 22, 2005. <br />A discussion ensued and Mr. Dunams answered questions from the <br />Commissioners. A document noting the details was provided to the <br />Commission for perusal. The Commission requested another update in a <br />similar written outline format at the May 3, 2005, meeting, following the <br />extension granted to the owner. <br />4. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) UPDATE <br />(Pat WhitakerlMatt Lamb) <br />Prior to Mr. Matt Lamb's update, Chairperson Macres disclosed that he <br />attended the first BID meeting and has since spoken with Art Lomeli, Elsa <br />Gomez, Sam Romero, and others in attendance. <br />Mr. Lamb reported the following: <br />• That the City has maintained a facilitation role at the meetings held <br />by the associations in the BID. <br />• Two meetings have been held. One on March 28 and one on April <br />4 to discuss proposed mapslboundaries for the BID. There was <br />good communication amongst the participants and the meetings <br />went we11. One outcome is that the businesses are committed to <br />finishing the 4t~' Street hardscape improvement project, and they <br />would like the Commission to be equally committed as well. <br />Mrs. Whitaker noted: <br />That the downtown businesses, as part of the BID, indicated their <br />different emphasis in spending their funds. <br />We will discuss the BID budget at a future meeting. <br />CRHC MINUTES <br />3 APRIL 5, 2005 <br />