Q&A
Discussion on potential obstacles in storefront activation
1:07:50
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Council Member Oswald Feliz inquires about potential obstacles in storefront activation, specifically mentioning property owners' hesitation due to concerns about community perception or deterring potential tenants. Calvin Brown from SBS responds, emphasizing the pilot nature of their program.
- Feliz raises concerns about property owners hesitating to allow murals or other changes
- Brown acknowledges that they haven't encountered these specific issues yet
- SBS plans to collect data through the pilot to identify challenges and inform future program design and policy discussions
Oswald Feliz
1:07:50
Alright.
1:07:51
And a quick question on that topic.
1:07:54
Any obstacles that we could foresee on that issue?
1:07:56
For example, property owners hesitating to allow to painting murals on on their properties given that it might impact the way that people see the community or might turn off potential tenants.
1:08:08
Is that an obstacle that we've thought about or have heard about?
Calvin Brown
1:08:12
I mean or
Oswald Feliz
1:08:12
any other obstacles that.
Calvin Brown
1:08:14
I mean, we we haven't, but, I mean, we definitely are looking forward to collecting the data.
1:08:19
We're this is a pilot, so we want to see, like, what are some of the challenges and how we can sort of, you know, bake those challenges either into our program design or even further conversations that we have in with other agencies about policies related to storefront vacancies and the the type of incentive the incentives that would encourage landlords and property owners to participate.
1:08:41
So we'll definitely, you know, keep you guys abreast of how to file it is is it progresses.
