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Convention & Visitors Bureau Board
Meeting Minutes — December 7, 2006
Williamson County Historical Museum
Present: Randy Lesseps, Ben Grimes, Taunya Vessels, RC Lumpkin, Chris Dyer,
Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Florence Gould
Absent: Rob Hardy, Holly Tissier, Nancy Benold
City Staff: Shelly Hargrove, Tourism Director
Visitor: Joe Savage, Williamson County Museum Board and Janlyn Ross, Marketing
Manager Wolf Ranch
1. Call to Order
RC Lumpkin called the meeting to order at 6:35 pm.
2. Minutes & Board Action
Minutes from the October 19, 2006 meeting were reviewed. A MOTION was made
and seconded (Lesseps/Gould) to approve the corrected minutes.
3. Presentation of Palace Theatre's Co-op Advertising Campaign
Joe Savage presented the HOT Grant application for the Williamson County
Historical Museum. Chris rescused himself from the grant discussion and vote.
After a motion was made by Florence and seconded by RC, the HOT grant
application was approved subject to rewriting text to make visiting the museum
more attractive to visitors, stressing the location on the square by the courthouse
and the Chisholm Trail event. The motion was approved.
4. Update from Board Task Forces
a) Marketing -- No activity to report
b) Local Awareness Campaign — No activity to report
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c) Retail Shopping Alliance - Shopping Alliance waiting on Round Rock's
approval.
d) Visitors Information Centers - 210 letters welcoming visitors were provided to
local lodging establishments. It was noted that the Wolf Ranch Visitor Center is
averaging 63 visits per month.
5. Staff Report
• The board has discussed on several occasions why the budget is not rising
even though revenue is increasing. It was suggested that a task force of
officers or other board members draw up a list of needs in the budget with
data and rationale to meet with the city council members in order to present
the board's case for increasing next fiscal year's budget. The task force must
present findings at January board meeting and this must be an agenda item.
• During the January meeting we will discuss the possibility of combining the
CVB and Main Street Advisory boards.
6. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Approved and attested to by:
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Rob Hardy / Board Chair Date
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Randy Lesseps/ Acting Board Secretary Date
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