The mayor has been approached about doing something to quell the smell at La Jolla Cove. The city\u2019s council overseeing Business Improvement Districts (BIDS) could be out of business. And La Jolla merchants opted not to set a precedent by granting an applicant access to its email lists. Those were some of the highlights at the La Jolla Village Merchants Association\u2019s (LJVMA) May 8 monthly meeting. “The LJVMA had two meetings last week regarding the smell at La Jolla Cove with Mayor Bob Filner and state Sen. Marty Block,” said LJVMA president Phil Coller. “The mayor said he would use his best efforts to get a team solution to the smell.” “That\u2019s not going to do much for merchants in the hot summer,” said LJVMA board member Trent Bonner. “[The mayor has] done a lot of other things. He ought to get out here with a fire hose.” Merchants in the Village of La Jolla have been struggling with foul smells from La Jolla Cove caused by bird waste buildup, the smell from which carries long distances and is especially strong during warmer weather. Sheila Fortune, LJVMA\u2019s executive director, noted Filner\u2019s current annual budget proposal would eliminate the city\u2019s BID Council, which oversees the city\u2019s 20-plus BIDs and microBIDs. “[Filner] is not funding any of the BID Council\u2019s staffing, totally removing it from the budget in favor of a BID advocate (lobbyist), who has already been hired,” Fortune said. “We (LJVMA) weren\u2019t warned of this. It was very unexpected.” The mayor\u2019s budget proposal must be approved by the nine-member City Council. “We\u2019re going to work with the mayor to make the transition and figure out how to move forward,” Fortune said. Coller noted the BID Council is the umbrella organization representing the city\u2019s 17 BIDs and a half-dozen or so microBIDs. “What\u2019s changing is that funding for administration of that BID Council is gone,” Coller said. “San Diego\u2019s BID Council is the only independent BID Council in the nation,” said LJVMA board member Egon Kafka. Dave Ish, representing Club Lemeno, a text-message marketing group, was denied a request by the LJVMA board for his company to access the merchant group\u2019s email list to market La Jolla businesses via text messaging. “It would be very positive and get the word out,” Ish said. Not everyone agreed, however. “My concern with it is, by committing us (LJVMA) us to use our e-blast lists, that other businesses would ask us to do the same,” said LJVMA board member Krista Baroudi. Coller was of like mind. “It would be setting a precedent,” Coller said. Fortune proposed a compromise that called for not granting Club Lemeno access to LJVMA\u2019s email lists, but agreeing to host a future workshop for merchants at which time they could be informed about Ish\u2019s voluntary text-messaging service to market their businesses to offer promotions, discounts and the like. In other action \u2022 Fortune said planning is in full swing for Haute La Jolla Nights, a series of promotional weekend events offering live entertainment as a draw for Village guests. \u2022 LJVMA board member James Niebling said a recent walk-through inspection of hanging flower baskets in the downtown Village revealed “they\u2019re in the best condition they\u2019ve been in a number of months.” \u2022 Bonner said the Mount Soledad Memorial Association will be honoring two Navy SEALS killed in the Benghazi. Libya terrorist attack with plaques on the memorial\u2019s walls.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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