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GEORGETOWN
TEXAS
Convention & Visitors Bureau Board
Meeting Minutes December 5, 2008
Convention & Visitors Bureau Office, 103 W. 7th St., Georgetown, TX.
Present: Nancy Benold, chair; Taunya Vessels, vice -chair; Janine Butler, secretary;
Tina Owens; Betty Ann Sensabaugh; Bob Villareal; Randy Lesseps
Absent: none
City Staff: Cari Miller, Tourism Manager
Visitors: Chris Dyer, Williamson County Historical Museum/Up the Chisholm
Trail event
1. Call to Order
Nancy called meeting to order at 11:35am
2. Minutes & Board Action
Minutes from October 3, 2008 were reviewed and no changes were made.
MOTION was made and seconded (Vessels/Sensabaugh) to approve the October
3rd minutes. Vote called to approve minutes (Benold). Motion passed unanimously.
3. Follow-up report on HOT grant- Chris Dyer
Cari provided a brief overview of what HOT (Hotel Occupancy Tax) is and why it so
important. Chris provided his follow-up report for the Williamson County Historical
Museum's Up the Chisholm Trail event. No Action Required.
4. Discussion and possible action regarding monthly task force progress reports - Task
Force Chairs
a) New Markets/Shopping - TinalRandy/Janine/Cori- Cari and Randy met with Pulte Homes
(Sun City developer) regarding co-op advertising. Pulte agreed to put Georgetown CVB
information in the Sun City information packet.
b) Visitor Centers - Betty Ann/Nancy/Amy- The new CART bus service has helped Visitor
Center attendance.
c) Hospitality Program - Taunya/Marcy/Cari- Taunya and Marcy attended the Hospitality
Training at Texas A&M.
5. Discussion and possible action regarding advertising and media exposure and dates of
upcoming events
• Advertising and Media Exposure:
- New e-newsletter will be launched in time for Valentine's Day.
-Georgetown banner ad has been placed on TourTexas.com
• Upcoming Events:
-Christmas Stroll 12/06, 12pm-8pm
- Sun CitylKiwanis Holiday Home Tour
- Palace Theatre now showing The Gifts of the Magi
- Visitor's Center Holiday Party at Heritage Oaks Clubhouse, 12/10
- Market Days, 12/13
• Amy and Cari will be attending the TACVB Conference Jan 12-14 in South
Padre Island, TX. They will also be attending the Harris County Senior Adult
Tour Planners Conference in Houston, TX Jan 28.
• HOT Tax is down for the month of October.
8. MOTION was made and seconded (Villareal/Owens) to adjourn. Meeting
adjourned at 12:44 prn. Next meeting will be held January 9, 2009.
Approved and attested to by:
Janine Bert er, Board
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