The Business Improvement District pays Chrysalis to clean streets.
The Pacific Palisades Business Improvement District (BID) met for its quarterly meeting via Zoom on November 5.click here.
The Palisades BID was formed in 2016, when at least 51 percent of the commercial property owners in the main Palisades business district voted to pay a yearly assessment that could be used for tree trimming, street cleaning, sidewalk washing and garbage/trash pickup – things the City of Los Angeles was not doing.
Each property owner pays a certain percentage, based on the square footage of the building, lot size and street frontage and the City receives a percentage of the assessment revenue, usually from one to three percent and capped at five percent.
The BID was renewed in 2021, for another five years. CTN asked treasurer Staci Mitchel what happens to the assessment if the property burns down.
“If the property was burned down, the assessment is adjusted,” she said. “It is a little complicated as it’s based on land and building square footage. If there is no building, that part was zeroed out.”
At the meeting today, it was agreed that with money BID has to spend before the year’s end, per the city regulations, that they would try to put up holiday lights in town, perhaps in the Village Green. Richard Lynch of CARUSO said he would could get estimates.
Lynch also alerted members that Via de la Paz, the block north of Sunset to the alleyway/Albright would be closed both directions from the middle of November until April.
BID is also partnering with Legacy Tree Care for $38,241 to work with fire-damaged trees, stump removal and grinding and general trimming and maintenance. The work will take place from November 17 to 26, Monday through Friday, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
BID Member Robert Munakash, the owner of the Village General Store/76 Gas Station, said the streetlights on Sunset are not on at night and it is really dark and he’s working with the Councilmember’s office.
BID Member Elliot Zorensky, UDO Real Estate, said he attended a conference and spoke to Ralphs and Gelson’s supermarket officials. He was told that both grocery stores plan to return to Pacific Palisades, but they’re “going slow” because of lack of population. He said they are working on four to five year plan of return.
BID Member Leland Ford, Leland Ford and Assoc., said he had also spoken to Ralphs and been told the same thing.
VONS is open and doing well, they have no plans to close. They have a large selection of meat and produce (and wine).
BID should also take on the job of removing all the toxic “waddles” left on sidewalks & steeets… they are way too heavy for volunteers to remove and the city is too disorganized to come do its job of removing this street/sidewalk trash. It’s a quick fix that would make a big beautification difference