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Board funds $8,177.61 improvement grant for Cafe Karma property
Summary
The board approved an $8,177.61 improvement grant to Humanity Hospitality LLC (owner of Cafe Karma) for marquee and dumpster-area repairs; the applicant left the room and abstained from the vote as advised.
The board voted to grant $8,177.61 to Humanity Hospitality LLC, the business entity operating Cafe Karma, to fund construction work including a rebuilt marquee sign box and relocation of a dumpster enclosure.
Will, identified in the meeting as the owner of Cafe Karma and the applicant for the improvement grant, described two principal needs: rebuilding the rusted marquee sign box to address safety concerns during high winds and moving a street-facing dumpster enclosure back from Vernagine to allow garbage trucks room to access the container without backing across the sidewalk. "The 2 boxes that hold the signs are rusty and during high winds, they start shaking violently and I think eventually they're just going to fly off," Will said. He told the board the enclosure relocation would remove the visible dumpster and add a sliding gate, resolving repeated missed pickups caused by parked cars blocking the current pickup path.
Board members asked about tenancy and revenue; Will said the property has multiple tenants and that Cafe Karma and other tenants pay rent to the landlord. The meeting record shows the board consulted with Kathy Cunningham about recusal guidance; Cunningham advised that the applicant abstain and leave the room for the vote. Will left the meeting room for the vote, and the motion to award $8,177.61 to Humanity Hospitality LLC was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The transcript records no roll-call tally of votes and does not identify the motion mover or seconder by name. The board chair announced the motion carried after the vote.
