City Council Meeting
TGS CC Ventures, LLC
August 8, 2022
AGENDA
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PROJECT TIMELINE
3. EXTERIOR
4. INTERIOR
5. SITE PLAN
6. ENVIRONMENTALREVIEW
7. COMMUNITYENGAGEMENTTO DATE
8. Q & A
PROJECT
TIMELINE
• INITIAL PPR SUBMITTAL- April 2021
• INITIAL PLAN CHECK SUBMITTAL- Oct 2021
• FINAL PPR SUBMITTAL- Jan 2022
• FINAL PLAN CHECK SUBMITTAL- Jan 2022
• HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL- Feb 2022
• MND/IS PUBLISHED– June 22, 2022
• CITY PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL- July 13, 2022
• CITY COUNCIL MEETING- August 8, 2022
OUR PROMISE TO
CULVER CITY
Four core principles:
Discipline
Compliance
Operational Excellence
Transparency
Discipline
We meticulously select a handful of markets to pursue at any given time in order to ensure focus from senior
leadership and our award-winning operations team. Our
very significant financial resources ensure timely and
high- quality execution of our strategy.
Compliance
We are committed to the highest quality corporate
governance. In any jurisdiction where we have or seek to have operations, we take pride in educating ourselves in both state and city regulations to always ensure 100%
compliance across all operations.
Operational Excellence
We are an award-winning, cutting-edge operator with a
commitment to excellence in safety, security and compliance and we promise to bring these operational pillars to Culver City.
Transparency
We are committed to provide full
information required for collaboration,
cooperation, and collective decision-making
with the City.
Trent Woloveck, Owner / Executive Vice President, will work with the CEO, COO, board, staff and community to further BEYOND / HELLO’smission. Trent brings over 6 years of direct leadership experience in the cannabis space. Trent served as President of TGS National Holdings, a subsidiary of The Green Solution, one of nation’slargest cannabis dispensary chains. Prior to that, Trent was COO at publicly traded firm American Cannabis Company where the Company worked as a strategic consultant to cannabis operators and helped to win multiple state cannabis licenses.
Brendon Lynch, EVP Retail Operations
Brendon is a senior retail executive, who has a proven track record of building and transforming iconic consumer and service brands. He brings decades of retail expertise to his role as EVP of Retail Operations that he refined and developed while working with companies such as Anthropologie, Rudy’s Barbershop, TOMS, David Yurman and the Gap.
BEYOND / HELLO TEAM
Ken Mand, Director of Community Affairs, is a Culver City resident who is extremely active in numerous City of Culver City and Culver City Unified School District initiatives.Ken is a Founding Producer of the annual Art Walk & Roll Festival, Founding Board Member of the Arts District Residents Association, member of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of the Culver City Arts Foundation, and Vice Chair of the City's General Plan Advisory Committee. Within CCUSD, Ken is a proud parent of middle school and elementary school students, and volunteers as the Vice Chair of the CCUSD Community Budget Advisory Committee and as Chair of the CCUSD Task Force for Outdoor Learning.
Barbara Garganta, Vice President of Retail
Barbara currently serves as the VP of Retail for Jushi. She has over 5 years of cannabis experience as the head of retail at Harvest, and over 25 years of experience in traditional retail at companies such as Anthropologie and Banana Republic. Barbara is known for bringing traditional retail practices into the retail space focusing on customer service, operational efficiencies, and the employee experience.
Jennifer Duey, Vice President of Physical Security for Jushi Holdings, Inc Jennifer has over 5 years-experience in the Cannabis industry, and over 17 years of law enforcement/security experience at the private, local, and federal levels. Jennifer has been involved in hundreds of federal criminal investigations and during her federal law enforcement career, she served in a variety of positions including both Firearms Instructor and Use of Force Instructor, as well as assignments to the Violent Gang/Sex Offender Task Force (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Public Corruption Task Force (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and the Joint Terrorism Task Force (Federal Bureau of Investigation).
BEYOND / HELLO TEAM
Kristen Bragunier, Director of Retail for the State of California Kristen brings to the company 20+ years of traditional retail experience, with 10 years of multi-unit leadership. She has a passion for people, both customers and employees, and is committed to providing an elevated experience through the leadership and customer service expertise that she developed during her tenure at Anthropologie.
URBAN
GREENHOUSE
EXTERIOR
1. Street view
2. Energy-efficient glass clerestory walls
3. Locally-sourced sculpture garden
4. Solar-powered vehicle charging stations
5. City bus stop, scooter bays, bike
racks and ride-sharing drop off
GARDEN- INSPIRED
INTERIOR
1. Iconic tree fueled by natural light in lobby area
2. Digital product displays
3. Natural concrete floors to highlight the biophilic design
4. Custom cabinetry and display cases
SITE
PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
1. Redeveloping the site will achieve full remediation of the former ExxonMobil gas station’senvironmental impact
2. Zero-waste construction
3. Low-E glazing
4. California T24 compliance for envelope and energy
5. Odor control techniques
6. Soil management plan/ Vapor barrier system
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO DATE
We are committed to being an integral part of the community, operating with locally-minded business decisions, diversity in our local employees and constant engagement with guests Commitment to Diversity Development
We are dedicated to building a diverse company, ensuring women, minorities, veterans, LGBTQ+, seniors and developmentally disabled groups are represented in our store and management teams. We believe a diverse company will attract a socially, culturally and economically diverse customer base, welcoming a range of use experience as well.
We are Committed to Living Culver City’sValues
Culver City’sforward-thinking population, businesses and government create an ideal location for our flagship retail store.
Commitment to Local Hires
We commit to hiring at least 75% of our staff from the Culver City community.
Sponsorship at Local Culver City Events
Beyond / Hello has sponsored the Culver City DBA “Taste of Summer” and the Culver City Art Walk & Roll Festival
Tellefson Park Neighborhood Association
Ongoing contact with David Voncannon, organizer of the Tellefson Park Neighborhood Association since September 2018.
Discussed business plan and strategies for successful integration of BEYOND / HELLO into the Culver City community.
Culver City Chamber of Commerce
Proud member since September 2018.
Ongoing contact with Colin Diaz and David Voncannon President and CEO of the Chamber since September 2018.
Director of Community Affairs: Ken Mand
Critical to our success in any new market is understanding the fabric of the city. Ken has been a standout citizen in Culver City for years and we are thrilled to have him as our Culver City Director of Community Affairs. Ken has been instrumental in developing our cultural education and local business knowledge. Additionally, Ken has assisted in facilitating valuable relationships across Culver City.
FUTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
It is vital for BEYOND / HELLO to build community partnerships that deepen our stake in Culver City. This allows us to best understand the City’spriorities and how we can create social impact in those areas.
Upon celebrating the Grand Opening celebration, BEYOND / HELLO will commit $100k per year in contributions as part of a community engagement fund within Culver City.
Select Non-Profit Partners
Angeles
Alliance
Trevor Upward Bound AIDS United States Beautify Feed Culver Project House Project Los Veterans Artist Earth
Thank You!
Q & A