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Convention & Visitors Bureau Board
Meeting Minutes - August 3, 2007
CVB Conference Room
Present: Nancy Benold, Chris Dyer, R.C. Lumpkin, Holly Tissier, Taunya Vessels
Absent: Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Florence Gould
City Staff: Shelly Hargrove, Tourism Director
1. Call to Order
RC called meeting to order at 11:36 a.m.
2. Minutes & Board Action
Minutes from the July 2007 meeting reviewed. A MOTION was made and
seconded (Benold/Dyer) to approve the minutes. Motion passed.
3. Attendance Policy
Discussed the attendance policy report that has been filed with Mayor Nelon.
Discussed excused vs. unexcused and that the report is posted annually.
4. Discussion ofBaker/Lumpkin meeting with Mayor Nelon
R.0 reported that the meeting was not very productive and that he was told that
there was not any money available for dedicated staff to serve separately on Main Street
and CVB.
5. Update from Board Task. Forces
a) Marketing and Awareness -Shelly and Chris visited Sun City and left brochures,
shopping guides. Sun City asked about putting together a guide/handout of
local hotels and B&B's that they can send to potential homebuyers.
b) New Markets -Taunya and Carrie plan to attend the motor coach seminar on
September 15-18'h in Louisiana. Southwestern University is considering building
a hotel and convention center.
c) Visitor Info. Centers — Reported that July had more visitors to the info. Center
than last year. 68 recorded visitors in '06 and 81 in '07.
6. Staff Report
o Shelly asked for volunteers for crowd control for "Up the Chisholm Trail" event.
• Review of Calendar Dates to Remember
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7. Meeting adjourned at 12:41 p.m.
Approved and attested to by:
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RC Lumpkin / Boar
Date
9/7/o 7
Holly T . sier/ Board Secretary Date