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Envision the Future:Leimert Park Village

March 17th, 2007

Community Presentations

Audubon Middle School



Agenda: 10:00-10:30: Tabling & Orientation

10:30-11:00: Welcome & Setting Context

11:00-11:30: Vision Presentations11:30-12:15: Discussion on Presentations

12:15 - 1:00: Lunch & Discussion with Panel

1:00 - 1:45: Theme Group Planning

1:45 - 2:00: Completion



What brought us here? Leimert Park is a valuable area

Interest in developing the area increased

Tension between plans for preservation &revitalization

Desire for a community driven process

Differing points of view of what to do

Need for a community plan



Today’s Goals Share vision presentations

Identify areas of consensus and difference

Confront realities Build teams

Identify next steps



Today’s Special Film:

Return to Glo ry

By: Joel Freeman, Ph.D& Don B. Griffin

Introduction by: Ben Caldwell, KAOS Network



Overview of Presentation

Three focus areas:

Cultural Identity & Civic Institutions

Business Development & Communications

Physical Appearance & Preservation

Each segment discusses:

Priorities

Implementation

Positive Impacts

Priorities are interdependent



Cultivate & leverage

African American

assets

Grow the customer base

Improve

communication within

village & abroad

Increase diversity

of businesses

Increase capacity of businesses to compete

Guide land-use

decisions

Increase tourism

Vision Theater as

Cultural Anchor

Cultural

Educational Entity

Priorities

Arts Library and/or

Museum

Infrastructure that

supports artists

Securing &

maintaining

current village -

services

Ensuring Future

Leimert has a

Village

Atmosphere -

HOPZ or other

policies

Supporting

community

desired

development –

Arch, Theater,

Market

Leimert Park

Vision



Cultural Identity &

Civic Institutions

Presented By: M. Houston



Cultural Priorities Vision Theater as a cultural anchor

Open and operating

Arts Library and/or Museum (like Schomburg Research Center)

Cultural Educational Entity – national model

Performances for all ages – education is key

Educational aspect

Multi-use Multi-cultural

An infrastructure that supports artists



Implementation Have disparate groups come together for one common

goal: A working theater!

We need an organized entity, with professional staff, that will

connect the separate groups - churches, schools, non-profits,artists, businesses and increase coordination around arts

production and involvement

We need public and private funding for a theatre operator that is

committed to fulfilling the community vision (celebrity potential)

Work in conjunction with operating educational entitiesand existing civic and arts groups

Build from existing plans



Cultural Positive Impacts Theatrical and film productions for

multi-cultural groups

Fusing of cultural and commercial goals Greater creative freedom

Community cultural empowerment andawareness

More support for the arts and artists in thevillage



BusinessDevelopment &

Communication

Presented by: Damien Goodmon



Business/Communication Priorities Cultivate and leverage Leimert Park’s cultural

and African American historical assets

Grow the customer base (foot traffic)

Improve communication within the village andabroad

Increase diversity of businesses

Increase capacity of businesses to compete Guide land-use decisions

Increase tourism



Implementation Augment the black cultural, intellectual & arts economy

Support the rebirth of the Vision Theater

Aggressively pursue businesses that compliment the Village’s existingeconomy / anchors (Eso Won Books) - Debbie Allen Dance Academy

Increase Village buzz (marketing) Transit-advertising, Signage / Electronic billboards, Newsletters,

Directories, Web kiosk, Destination maps, Viral ads

Obtain national historic landmark status

Maintain a full calendar of programs and events - possibly a staff position

Foster connectivity with Crenshaw Blvd and the region Foot-paths and shuttle from mall / Crenshaw to the Village (existing buses)

Underground station on Crenshaw light rail line



Implementation Business training / Small business university

Maintain consistent business hours, customer service

21st century global marketplace - website, e-commerce, wireless internet

Pursue public/private financing partnerships Land Trust, Empowerment Zone, Enterprise Zone, Renewal Community

Utilize, support and improve coordination betweenexisting government, business and communityimprovement orgs. LPBID, Crenshaw Chamber, CRA’s CAC, LP Merchants, NDC

Increase commercial space through development that isconsistent with a village feel (restaurants, offices, artsstudios, museums) Maintain pedestrian-friendliness - consider closing streets

Increase the Village’s parking capacity – possibly subterranean



Business/Communication Impact Larger & more stable revenue stream

Thriving street environment that makes patronsfeel safe, want to return and tell others

Increased awareness Jobs, jobs, jobs!

Maintain Village’s unique character

Increased purchasing power

Improved networking Local ownership / community

empowerment



PhysicalAppearance &

Preservation

Presented by: Rev. Ronnie Jones



Physical / Preservation Priorities Securing and Maintaining current Village

Better environmental servicing (e.g park, parking lot medians,etc.)

Maintaining the existing restrooms and the creation of others.

Ensuring Future Leimert has a Village Atmosphere

HPOZ - Historic Overlay

Pedestrian / Promenade Atmosphere with outside vendors andmaintaining the parking capacity

Supporting community desired development Building an Arch or Monument which acts as a guide to the

community



Implementation

Securing and maintaining current Village

Better environmental servicing (e.g park, parking lotmedians, etc.)

Increase people’s efforts to clean up, add trash cans

Maintaining the existing restrooms and the creation of others - open & operating safely

Establish Neighborhood Watch / work with existingagencies & police on increasing safety

Artists’ housing as a security measure

Get more help for the homeless Art Association to control graffiti

Mural Project



Implementation

Ensuring Future Leimert has a Village Atmosphere

HPOZ - Historic Overlay

- or other way to control development and preserve village

Work with Planning & CRA on Crenshaw Specific Plan to

control appearance and make it an art zone Develop Pedestrian / Promenade Atmosphere with outside

vendors

Determine costs and benefits of closing Degnan & 43rd Pl. topedestrian use only

Maintain the parking capacity

Identify and involve more small businesses, property owners,patrons, residents, artists, city officials in discussing nextsteps and in decision making.



Implementation

Supporting community desired development

Conduct space assessment

Build an Arch or Monument which acts as a guide to the

community

Explore expansion of Farmer’s Market to include artists &

musicians

Open the Vision Theater - immediately and/or temporarily

Obtain public & private investment



Physical / Preservation Impacts Control appearances

More vitality

More involvement by artists, poets andmusicians

Safer and more well maintained

Better word of mouth



Cultivate & leverage

African American

assets

Grow the customer base

Improve

communication within

village & abroad

Increase diversity

of businesses

Increase capacity of businesses to compete

Guide land-use

decisions

Increase tourism

Vision Theater as

Cultural Anchor

Cultural

Educational Entity

Priorities

Arts Library and/or Museum

Infrastructure that

supports artists

Securing &

maintaining

current village -

services

Ensuring Future

Leimert has a

Village

Atmosphere -

HOPZ or other

policies

Supporting

community

desired

development –

Arch, Theater,

Market

Leimert Park

Vision



Next up… Save Leimert - presentation

Discussion of presentations

Lunch - discussion with guests Small group breakouts

Fill out survey & commitment cards

Agree upon next meeting date(s)

Agree upon communication strategy among

those who want to be involved

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