Last quarter, the WC District Safety team assisted the City in getting over 260 bulky items picked up, made 9 calls/reports to the City for street repairs, assisted in getting 408 graffiti tags cleaned up; 31 potholes were reported. The team responded to 139 calls for assists to the LAPD and others. They issued 6 illegal vendor warnings and assisted 49 homeless individuals; 412 illegal signs were removed. The team addressed the subject of 7 individuals drinking in public and 14 belligerent transients. The team captain attended 7 LAPD crime control meetings and attended the Wilshire Center Business Watch meetings. The Business Watch meetings consist of our security team members, LAPD offices, and business representatives.

Last quarter, the WC District Clean Team collected 2,170 bags of trash (49,910 lbs), dispensed approximately 4,000 doggie bags, picked up 70 bulk items, and removed 234 graffiti tags on sidewalk pots, poles, and news racks. The WC District Clean Team is out every Monday and Thursday sweeping the sidewalks, picking up trash, clearing gutters and painting out graffiti from street poles and flower planters. The team empties 59 trash cans throughout the District due to the City’s reduced efforts which had led to an overflowing of the cans.

The landscape crew for the District’s Wilshire streetscape continues to maintain all 15 medians and about 160 flower pots along Wilshire Blvd. The work consists of removal of trash, trimming of plants, watering of plants, and repairing broken sprinklers. The crew replaced 66 sprinklers and 40 nozzles within the medians.

The WCBID trimmed 120 overgrown trees throughout the district last quarter. These over grown trees were blocking streetlights, damaging sidewalks, and obstructing the view of some businesses and buildings.

WCBID pressure washed several locations that had a large concentration of dirty sidewalks and stains. We have identified several other locations that we will be pressure washing in the future.

Community News & Events

WCBID community events: On June 13th the WCBID sponsored a Night Out event at the Robert F. Kennedy Park.

On June 23rd the WCBID hosted was a Fitness Program at 3700 Wilshire Blvd as part of the Ciclavia event.

Upcoming community events: On August 6th the WCBID will be supporting the National Night Out with the Olympic Police Station. The purpose of this NNO is to know your neighbors and join with the elected officials, the officers of the Olympic Police Division, Community Leaders, business owners, and religious leaders to empower citizens to regain control of our communities.

The WCBID will be co-sponsoring the Love Share 5K Run/Walk with the NPO, My Happy Village on Saturday, September 14th. The Love Share 5K Run/Walk event takes place at Wilshire and Western and brings thousands of people into our community every year along with celebrities and government officials to help raise awareness of childhood obesity.

Saturday, September 28th will be a free Movie Night, showing Iron Man 2, at the Robert F. Kennedy Park.

The next meeting of the Wilshire Center Business Watch will take place on Thursday, September 12, 2013, 12:00 noon at the Archdiocesan Catholic Center, 3424 Wilshire Blvd., El Camino Real Conference Room (5th floor). Complimentary light lunch will be provided by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. As reported at the last meeting: while thefts of personal items from cars have been prevalent in the past, a new related crime is thefts of catalytic converters from cars. Models especially targeted are: Toyota Sequoia, Toyota Tundra, and Nissan Quest. Many of these are stolen even in the middle of the day; and it creates a vicious cycle, with some victims wanting replacements, and vendors getting those replacement parts by additional thefts. Purse-snatching remains a problem. There continue to be a number of snatch-and-grab robberies, with people running by and grabbing electronics, mostly smartphones, iPods, and laptop computers. The L.A.P.D. has a flyer alerting the neighborhood of this issue. “Lock It, Hide It, Keep It” reminds people not to leave their items unattended, whether on a restaurant table or in a car. Many cars are broken into when there are items in view. Cell phone providers are considering deactivating lost or stolen phones. This could decrease the attractiveness of this crime.

The best place to keep informed of Wilshire Center District’s activities is on Facebook; become a friend of the Wilshire Center District at facebook.com/wilshirecenter.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND AGENDA
THE WILSHIRE CENTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION

A California nonprofit, mutual benefit corporation Advisory Board of the Wilshire Center Business Improvement District

The Annual Meeting of the assessed establishments in the District will be held on Thursday, August 29, 2013. Coffee and donuts will be served at 8:00 a.m. and the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will take place at Southwestern Law School, Bullocks Wilshire Building, 5th Floor in the Salle Moderne Room, 3050 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.

This is a forum for assessed owners and other members of the District to familiarize themselves with the functions of the Corporation and to express their concerns and desires to the Corporation?fs representatives.

AGENDA FOR MEETING:

1. Call to order, introductions and public comments

2. 2013 and 2014 WCBID Program overview of maintenance, security, marketing, and other programs. For an update log on to www.wilshirecenter.com.

3. Elect the Directors of the Corporation for a term commencing August 29, 2013, and continuing for one (1) year or until their successors are elected.

4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and upon request will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Sign language interpreters, assisted listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request at least 3 business days (72-hours) prior to the meeting by contacting the Operations Director at (213) 487-7003.

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Video highlighting much of the work that the Wilshire Center Business Improvement District does on a daily basis was presented at the last Annual Membership Meeting.

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