HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_CVB_06.01.2006Present:
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City Staff:
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GEORGETOWN
TEXAS
Convention & Visitors Bureau Board
Meeting Minutes - June 1, 2006
Parks & Recreation Administration Building
Nancy Benold, Rob Hardy, Ben Grimes, Holly Tissier, Chris Dyer, Randy
Lesseps, RC Lumpkin
Peggy Fryde-Enriquez, Florence Gould, Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Linda
Rainsdon (resigned)
Shelly Hargrove, Tourism Director
1. Cali to Order
Rob Hardy called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
2. Minutes & Board Nomination
Minutes from the May 11, 2006 meeting were reviewed.
A MOTION was made and seconded to approve the minutes as presented
(Benold/Tissier).
3. Update from Board Task Forces
a) Marketing - Will meet soon.
b) Local Awareness Campaign - Will meet soon.
c)
Local Retail Shopping Mecca - Randy Lesseps and Shelly Hargrove reported the
plan to contact local CVBs and retail establishments with the intent to form an
alliance that has a primary objective of marketing Central Texas as a shopping
mecca. A list of potential alliance members has been created and a work
plan/time table has been established. Alliance formation meeting scheduled for
June 16.
d) Visitors Information - Nancy Benold reporting. Draft of welcome Letter
presented. Letter to be placed in each motel/B&B room and changed quarterly.
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Taskforce plans to update procedures and develop policies to be used by Visitors
Information Center volunteers. Task force asks to be included in the
development of the physical plans for the relocated Visitor Information Center.
Group suggests strongly that significant restroom facilities be included in the
design. Group also states a concern regarding signage since the center will be off
the square.
3. Staff Report
Shelly Hargrove reporting:
x CVB now contracting to us Smith Travel Research reports as a tool to gather
statistics of heads in beds. Over time, the data should reflect actual impact of
events in regards to overnight stays.
x Dates to remember:
• Art Fest featuring Hayden June 1-4
• Wolf Ranch Round -up June 24
• 2006 Games of Texas: July 21-23 and 27-30 Need volunteers for socials to
be held at Heritage Park on July 22 and Wolf Ranch on July 29
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Approved and attested to by:
Rob Hardy / Board Chair Date
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Lumpkin/ Board Secretary Date
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