The Long Beach Business Journal covered the approval of Mother’s Market & Kitchen (Mother’s) coming to Signal Hill. The boutique grocery store needed this final approval from the Signal Hill City Council to move forward with opening process. Mother’s will be moving into the former Fresh & Easy building located at 2475 Cherry Ave, and is expected to open by this year’s holiday season.
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Sarah Bobbe, land manager at SHP and President of LAAPL.
SHP has amazing employees who not only do great work for our company, but many continue using their unique talents to help groups outside of the company as well. One of those employees is Sarah Bobbe, Land Manager for SHP. Sarah’s role is to oversee all aspects of SHP’s negotiations, dealings and legal documentation that pertain to our land and mineral uses. In addition to all she does for SHP, Sarah will be taking over as president for the Los Angeles Association of Professional Landmen (LAAPL). This organization is a collective group of professional landmen who are dedicated to cultivating an educational and social environment for Los Angeles energy professionals.
With her new role as president, Sarah addressed her organization with an opening letter thanking her predecessor, explaining her experience and laying out her goals for her term. To read select text from Sarah’s letter continue reading below.
“My first years as an Independent Contractor were spent in small, rural communities, mainly in Utah and Colorado. I spent two years in Ephraim, Utah, a town of 6,000, known for its turkey farming, friendly people and complete lack of establishments that sell adult beverages. I have wonderful memories of those projects but I do remember thinking to myself, “I wish I could be doing this work that I love in a location that I love just as much.” It felt like too much to ask at the time but fast forward several years later and I eventually found myself in sunny Southern California, still a Landman but working in a very different, challenging and specialized capacity.
Needless to say, I haven’t looked back. Part of what makes working in this particular region of the oil patch so special is that it’s one of the best kept secrets in the industry. We are a close-knit community of Land Professionals with a unique understanding of how oil and gas rights and operations work in urban environments. My discovery of the LAAPL and the members who belong to it was an important moment in my career. It opened up a world of educational opportunities, networking and friendships that only reinforced my decision to make SoCal my home. It is such an honor to serve as President for an organization that has given so much to me.”
SHP is proud to have members like Sarah who are passionate about what they do. Thank you Sarah, and good luck with your term as president. To learn more about landmen and the LAAPL, click on the link below.
http://www.laapl.com/
A select group of SHP staff members volunteered during their lunch break to lend a helping hand for a great cause. The Signal Hill Rotary Club, which SHP is a member of, asked for volunteers to come help assemble backpacks that will be handed out to the local schools. Over 1,400 backpacks needed to be unwrapped, loaded up with school supplies – folders, paper, pencils, pens, etc. – and then organized so local Signal Hill students can be prepared for the new school year.
Staying true to its company culture, giving back to the community and going over and beyond, SHP brought lunch and pulled together 14 members from many different departments – Community Relations, Accounting, Geology, Engineering, IT, and Regulations – to help this great cause. SHP staff rolled up their sleeves, lined up production-line style and got to work. With the goal of finishing 1,400 bags by the end of the week, SHP staff and other community volunteers crushed their goal by completing the task by Wednesday lunch time.
SHP is happy to help its community, but more importantly, SHP is proud of the employees they have. These people are not only hard working in their roles but they are caring and giving individuals. In addition to thanking the Signal Hill Rotary for organizing this program, a big thank you goes out to our staff for their selfless giving.
To learn more about the Signal Hill Rotary Club, click here.
At the most recent Signal Hill Planning Commission meeting the proposed site design plan for the new Mother’s Market was approved. To learn more about the project and the Planning Commission’s decision continuing reading the article below published by the Signal Tribune.
SH Planning Commission approves Mother’s Market site design
Anita W. Harris – Staff Writer 8/19/17
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Mother’s Market
The commission approved proposed site design changes to the Mother’s Market and Kitchen location at 2475 Cherry Ave., formerly occupied by Fresh & Easy.
Senior Planner Colleen Doan presented the commission with detailed plans of the site’s design, including moving existing parking spaces to accommodate a new 1,011-square-foot outdoor eating area, abandoning two oil wells on the site and changing the signage.
Aesthetic changes to the building include a new roof design, brick accenting, additional external wall art (and retaining existing ceramic wall art) and mountain scenery in the windows.
Doan contextualized the site in terms of the City’s vision for a central business district.
“The subject site is part of a larger vision established by the City’s General Plan since 2001,” she said. “The General Plan vision is for Heritage Square, a unique downtown mixed-use central business district.”
The central business district was envisioned at that time to include specialty retail, public open space and residential development.
In 2010, a Fresh & Easy market was constructed on the site, becoming an anchor tenant for the development, until its corporate office closed the store in 2016.
In 2017, Doan said, the City refined the Heritage Square vision in conjunction with Signal Hill Petroleum (SHP), which owns part of the site, and the city council approved their updated plan.
“The refined vision continued to incorporate specialty retail, view restaurants, open space and a high-density residential component, and very earth-toned materials, such as stone, wood, metal and glass,” Doan said. “The design modifications for this existing building have taken into account the refined design theme.”
In addition to site design, Doan also shared a request with the commission that the conditional-use permit (CUP) for Mother’s Market include the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption. The CUP for Fresh & Easy had only allowed the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption.
The council adopted a resolution recommending that the city council approve this request. The council will evaluate the CUP at its Sept. 12 meeting, Doan said.
Representatives of Mother’s Market were on hand to express to the commission their keen interest in opening a Mother’s Market in the area. Several Signal Hill residents in the audience also publically voiced their support of the store, lauding the quality of its produce and prepared foods.
Debra Russell, vice president of community relations for SHP, said that the property had been left vacant since Fresh & Easy closed in 2016.
“Although we’ve had interest from other prospects, we have held out, without rent, to make sure that we bring the best use to our community, which we feel is Mother’s Market and Kitchen,” Russell said. “Bringing in a quality grocery store has been a top priority for our residents and visitors and businesses.”
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Stefanie Gillett, Public Relations Manager for SHP, speaking to LBUSD students at the LBPD Youth Academy
SHP’s Public Relations Manager, Stefanie Gillett, was invited to join a great group of local leaders, representing many different industries, to speak to a group of high school students to help develop skills and expose them to new opportunities. This special event was organized and hosted by the Long Beach Police Foundation for their Youth Leadership Academy.
Stefanie was asked to explain a little about the oil industry, Signal Hill Petroleum as a company, her role and responsibilities, and most importantly, how she got to where she is today. After giving a quick presentation everyone broke off into small groups to allow the students a more one-on-one interaction and the opportunity to ask questions.
SHP believes strongly in educating and empowering our youth. Thank you to everyone who participated, especially the Long Beach Police Foundation. We appreciate the opportunity to be a part of this amazing program.
This “career day” for the Long Beach Unified School District students is part of a three week program that is funded and organized by the Long Beach Police Foundation. “The Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) is funded by grants and donations through the Long Beach Police Foundation. The goal of the Long Beach Police Department YLA is to promote positive leadership skills that youths can use in their daily lives.” To learn more about the Long Beach Police Foundation and the Youth Leadership Academy visit the website, www.lbpolicefoundation.org
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