BKBIA Board Meeting meets the 4th Thursday of every month at 7:45am at Cafe Bixby,
3900 Atlantic Ave.
Board Meeting Minutes
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Agendas
2009-2010
Annual Report to Members
Bixby Knolls Design Guidelines
Hyett Palma Report 2009
Economic Enhancement Strategy
About the BKBIA
What is a BIA?
A BIA or "Business Improvement Association" is a proactive organization of business people who join together and pool their resources. Its purpose is to promote the area for the benefit of the businesses in the district.
BKBIA Mission
The purpose of the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association is to promote the interests of its professional, service and retail members, to enhance the common areas within the BIA area, to facilitate the exchange of business information and ideas, and to promote the highest business and ethical standards.
How was the Bixby Knolls BIA formed?
The Bixby Knolls Parking and Business Improvement Area was created by Ordinance C-6646 on September 21, 1989 by the Long Beach City Council at the request of local business owners. Its activities are administered by the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association. Each year the City Council holds a public hearing and reviews the activities of the organization.
In the fall of 1993 the BIA became incorporated and received its nonprofit status, 501(c)6. The Association is governed by an elected, eleven member Board of Directors. The work of the Association is accomplished through voluntary committees and its Executive Director.
Each business in the District is assessed annually by the City of Long Beach and these funds are then returned to the BKBIA for activities focused on revitalization, promotion, street aesthetics, and security. The association is governed by an elected eleven member Board of Directors and association work is accomplished through voluntary committees working with an Executive Director and staff.
| Annual Assessment Structure | |
| Retail Businesses | $185 Plus $4.25 per Employee |
| Service Businesses | $165 Plus $3.25 per Employee |
| Professional Businesses | $135 Plus $2.25 per Employee |
Our current boundaries encompass approximately 800 businesses located north of the 405 Freeway to 46th Street on the north and from the west side of Long Beach Boulevard to the east side of Atlantic Avenue.
Click here for map of the district
The BKBIA Board
The association is governed by an elected 11 member volunteer Board of Directors. Directors are elected for two year terms and may serve three consecutive terms. Directors are elected from different areas of the district with three from both Atlantic Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard, two Directors from the Wardlow Road area, two Directors are At Large and one Director from the Bixby Knolls Shopping Center.
Advertising 
The BIA also works with local newspapers to secure opportunities for cooperative advertising. The newspapers will put together a Bixby Knolls feature offering a discounted advertising rate to BIA members.
Special Events
The BIA produces several special events each year including Community Happy Hours, Dragster Expo and Car Show, First Fridays Long Beach, Business Tools Seminars. The success of the events is dependent upon the support of BIA members. There are opportunities to promote your business at the events on a variety of levels, the most visible being an event sponsor.
The BIA also produces Business Tools Seminars throughout the year with topics designed to help you grow, improve and sustain your business. Please take advantage of these seminars, most are free of charge to our members (occasionally, there is a materials charge).
The BIA offers a number of seminars to its members.
* Fraud Prevention and Awareness
* Defeating counterfeiting - The New Color of Money
* Choosing a Video Surveillance System
* Business Safety (Long Beach Police Department)
* Retail Security for the Holidays
* Computer and Network Security
Please contact the BIA to set up one of these or a combination of these seminars for your business.