REMARKS
Council Member Rivera's remarks on needed improvements in public realm programs
1:03:26
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Council Member Carlina Rivera provides comments on the need for improvements in public realm programs and alternatives to Business Improvement Districts (BIDs).
- Rivera emphasizes the importance of sustainable programs beyond limited or one-time projects
- She highlights the need for BID alternatives to support public space activation
- Rivera suggests that improvements can be made based on feedback from organizations facing challenges in the public realm program
- She calls for more specialized programming and services for smaller organizations or individuals interested in participating in public space activation work
Carlina Rivera
1:03:26
I'll just I'll just add that chair police mentioned the the partnering with formal organizations, like bids and merchants associations, and that and and that's really important.
1:03:39
I have I have many bids actually in my district that are really trying to activate open space and bring in cultural institutions.
1:03:48
DCLA works with larger cultural institutions in groups.
1:03:52
Sometimes though that those are limited programs or one time projects are not necessarily sustainable.
1:03:58
And I think as I mentioned before, we really do need, like, bid alternatives.
1:04:03
And so I know you're gonna I I know you're gonna stay to hear testimony.
1:04:06
You're gonna hear from some of the organizations about challenges that that they've been downered being in the public realm program both in fiscal year 2425, and I think that we can make improvements based on some of those comments.
1:04:19
And we certainly need more specialized programming and services on offer for smaller organizations or individuals who are interested in participating in this kind of work.
1:04:30
I know you mentioned you're you're doing that probably more than ever.
1:04:33
I might say we have to go even even beyond that.
1:04:36
I do wanna acknowledge a council member, but you had a question Yeah.
1:04:42
You're wrong.
