Fun opportunity to promote the Nationals in their post-season!

Decorative lights are still available

Sustainable Hospitality Meeting for restaurants on October 2

DDOT Parking Think Tank Schedule Update

NOW Visitors' Guide Advertising Opportunity

Reminder: BID Annual Meeting is October 11th

Fun opportunity to promote the Nationals in their post-season!

The Washington Nationals are bringing postseason baseball back to Washington D.C. for the first time since 1933 .  The impact this will have on the city, our economy and our constituents is an occasion worth rallying around.  In order to unite the community and bring this achievement to life, the Nationals have engaged all of the D.C. Business Improvement Districts as they seek support for the hometown team.

Together, we hope to provide workers, residents, commuters and visitors additional ways to celebrate the postseason, share in the excitement of October baseball and promote unity across the region.  Here are just a few suggestions for ways to promote your postseason team spirit :

Contests

This is your chance to actively participate and display your support for the Nationals or, as they like to call it, “Igniting Your Natitude ”.  Constituents who create the best displays of Natitude within their respective category will win great prizes, including tickets and on-field recognition at 2013 regular season games.  Contests will begin with the Nationals first playoff game (est. October 6th) until the season concludes and include one daily winner (category independent) and one grand prize winner per category.

Buildings & Retail: We (the Adams Morgan BID) are encouraging our members and their tenants to demonstrate Nationals-themed support in their respective places of business, public spaces, office buildings and elsewhere.  The BID that demonstrates the best overall support in the categories listed below will be deemed the overall winner. COME ON LET'S WIN THIS!

Restaurants: Restaurants can offer Natitude-themed specialty drinks, entrees or appetizers on days that the Nationals have postseason games. Give it a unique name, promote it and make sure to upload photos of your Nationals-themed creations to Twitter tagged with #Natitude.

Hotels: Bring your guest lobby or entrance to life with Nationals decals or a Nationals-red flower display shaped as a Curly W.  Extra points will be awarded to staff members wearing Nationals gear.  Upload photos of your entrance way, lobby and staff members to Twitter tagged with #Natitude.

Citywide: Not a restaurant or hotel?  Don’t occupy window frontage or window space?  Not to worry.  Your organization can still get in on the postseason excitement by encouraging employees to wear Nationals gear, red ties or just red in general on gamedays.  Upload photos of your company’s support to Twitter tagged with #Natitude.

Fans: The Nationals are counting on support from fans throughout D.C., Maryland and Virginia.  Whatever it is you’re doing to back the hometown team, the Nationals want to see it. Upload your acts of Natitude to Twitter tagged with #Natitude.

*In addition to Twitter, all photos for contests can be submitted to Richard.Medina@Nationals.com .

Nationals-branded stickers

The Nationals will provide adhesive decals (easily removable) with the Curly W to adorn your restaurant, store front or office building.  Supplies of stickers are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Richard.medina@nationals.com or Kristen at the BID kbarden@adamsmorganonline.org to discuss details for securing items and for additional information surrounding area-wide contests.

The stickers will be delivered to the BID office by October 3rd.

Sustainable Hospitality Meeting for restaurants on October 2

Note: seating is limited, so reserve your spot today!

DDOT Parking Think Tank Schedule Update

September 26 Meeting Rescheduled to Take Place October 4

A Second Parking Think Tank to be Held in the Downtown Area October 3

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is continuing to host a series of community conversations, called Parking Think Tanks , to gauge the state of parking and to solicit public input on the future of parking in the District. DDOT envisions that these conversations will contribute to the development of a comprehensive curbside parking management plan.

Anyone who visits, lives or works in the District is invited to attend a Parking Think Tank.

To date DDOT has held a Parking Think Tank in the Downtown, Eastern and Southern areas of the District and plans to hold the additional meetings as follows:

Parking Think Tank Schedule

Downtown Area Wednesday, October 3, 2012

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

West End Library (Large Conference Room)

1101 24th Street, NW

Western Area Thursday, October 4, 2012

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Woodrow Wilson High School (Cafeteria)

3950 Chesapeake Street, NW

(Please note that this meeting was originally scheduled to take place on September 26)

Northern Area Saturday, October 20, 2012

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Mt. Pleasant Library (Large Conference Room)

3160 16th Street, NW

Please visit ddot.dc.gov/ParkingThinkTanks for the latest on the Parking Think Tank schedule and the information that will be presented at these meetings. The same DDOT presentation will be made at each Parking Think Tank.

Parking Think Tank Survey

An online survey is also available at Parking Think Tank Survey for those that would like to provide additional input. This survey will remain open leading up to the conclusion of the Parking Think Tanks.

Following the Parking Think Tanks, DDOT will host a public summit to report on the input received from the public; how the input may potentially shape the outcome of comprehensive curbside parking management plan; and the agency’s next steps.

Questions and requests for additional information may be directed to Angelo Rao at 202-671-1370 or angelo.rao@dc.gov .

NOW Visitors' Guide Advertising opportunity

Is  you restaurant ready for the WINTER INAUGURATION SEASON?

Stand out with a Featured Neighborhood Restaurant Listing in NOW Washington’s 2nd Annual Foodie Issue. With an annual readership of over 1 million visitors and convention attendees, the NOW Guide will fine-tune your visitor marketing efforts and help pull the area’s biggest spending consumers into your restaurant.

One-Time Special Rate for the 2nd Annual Foodie Issue!
A special 1/4 page photo listing will be offered for a DISCOUNTED RATE OF ONLY $999 for this issue. Normally a $2,400 dollar value, take advantage of this exclusive Featured Neighborhood discounted rate while it lasts!

Annual Area Visitor Facts

17.9 Million visitors

$4.47 Million dollars is spent on FOOD and BEVERAGE each day

$1.8 million dollars per day on shopping alone

Every night, 26 thousand visitors sleep in a DC area hotel

64% stay for 3 nights or more

Visitors spend $205/night on accommodations alone

58% have an average HH income of 100K+

Official Sponsor of the DC International Wine & Food Festival in February 2013

Take advantage of this Featured Neighborhood, one-time rate and grab the business of visitors and convention attendees before it’s too late.

If you are interested…please contact Janice Dodd 202-251-2150 Janice@essentialmediapartners.com

Reminder: Annual Meeting is October 11

The Annual Meeting of the AMPBID will be Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 5pm, at the Third District Police Headquarters, 1620 V Street, NW. Postcards were mailed to all property owners and business owners at the end of August.

AMPBID Annual Meeting Election Process

At the October 11th Annual Meeting, BID members will have the opportunity to vote for candidates for 5 board slots: three property owners and two business owners. The board members currently holding those positions have been renominated for another term and have agreed to serve if elected.

Those are:

· Matt Wexler – Pharmacy Bar 2337 18th Street and Crumbs and Coffee 2700 Ontario Rd - property owner

· Kurt Meeske – Combined Properties – CVS Pharmacy, 7-11 and Game Stop 1755 - 1759 Columbia Road – property owner

· Louis Courembis – Southern Hospitality 1815 Adams Mill Road – property owner

· Constantine Stavropoulos – Tryst 2459 18th Street and The Diner 2453 18th Street – business owner

· Brian Vasile – Grand Central 2447 18th Street – business owner

AMPBID Annual Meeting Election Process

Each person eligible for election as a member of the Board may be nominated by: 1) the nominating committee, or 2) by a member petition submitted to the Chair of the Nominating Committee (Arianne Bennett) at least 30 days prior to the date of the meeting (THE NOMINATION PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED AND NO ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS OR PETITIONS WERE RECEIVED); provided that only business owners can nominate business owners and property owners can only nominate property owners and a petition shall require the signature of no less than ten (10) members to nominate a member of the Board. Each nominee either shall be present at the annual meeting or shall consent to such nomination by a written document.

Voting

Per the by-laws, any properties for which BID taxes are over 60 days delinquent, may not vote nor may they nominate members to the board.

For each class of member, the ballot will list all the candidate names, and members will vote for the number of open slots in that category. For example, there are two business owner slots. All members will have the opportunity to vote for two candidates from the list of all business owner candidates.

Proxies

Proxy votes are allowed.

Pursuant to the BID bylaws, those interested in voting in the board elections by proxy can either contact the BID to request a proxy form, or can develop their own form, as long as it includes: the date of the meeting at which it is applicable (October 11) full names, addresses and the dated signatures of both the individual issuing the proxy and the witness(es) to the signature. The proxy voter can be anyone to whom the property or business owner designates to vote for them and DOES NOT have to be a member of the Adams Morgan Partnership BID. All proxy forms must meet all these criteria to be accepted.

The BID will have a proxy form available by fax, mail and by email.

Any questions on this process, please call Kristen at the BID office 202-997-0783 or email her at: Kbarden@adamsmorganonline.org .