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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
8:00 A. M. – SEPTEMBER 13, 2006
WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Board Members Present: Gordon Baker, chair; Cindy Locke, vice‐chair, Dana
Wood, Beverly Adam, Kirk Kriegel, Sarah Jane
Blankenship and Larry McCormick
Board Members Absent: Terri Brisse, Laura Eliel (resigned)
City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Tourism Director and Main Street
Manager, Cari Miller, CVB Coordinator
Others Present: Chris Dyer, WCHM Director
1. Called to order at 8:07 a.m. by Chair Gordon Baker
2. Motion to approve the minutes of the August 9th meeting of the Main Street
Advisory Board was made by Kirk Kregel, seconded by Beverly Adam and
approved by all present.
3. Chris Dyer presented TV news coverage of the Chisholm Trail event followed
by a report on the event. He estimated that 3000 attended, but few businesses
extended their hours. Next year the event is planned for Sept. 29th and
planning had already begun. Cost was about $5000. A chuckwagon cook‐off,
western art show, increased number of food vendors and anvil arts are being
considered for next year. Sun City and the Heritage Society made significant
contributions to the event.
Larry McCormick moved that the Chisholm Trail event become an annual
City Sponsored event. The motion was seconded by Cindy Locke and
approved by all present.
4. Staff Report: Shelly Hargrove reported that Main Street Advisory Board
members could have registration fees paid to attend the TTIA Summit on
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Sept. 24‐27. The Loading Dock, sports grille, to open on the 14th. Franklin
Jewelry soon to open. Romeos planning to open 1st week in Oct. Chupa Rosa
is up for sale. Quenan’s Jewelry moving to corner property on the square.
Several requests for façade grant funding are now pending and the total
requested will exceed current budget. Downtown signage will be started
once airport signage is completed. Replacement of crepe myrtles is being
considered. A tour of the new library was suggested and may be planned for
our next meeting. Shelly will attend ICSC Deal Making Conference in San
Antonio Oct. 10‐12.
5. Design: Sarah Jane Blankenship indicated that thanks will be offered to those
artists that participated in the mural project at the City Council meeting on
the 26th at 6:00 pm.
a. Promotion: Cindy Locke reviewed the sponsorship packet to be provided
to potential sponsors of the Red Poppy Festival.
b. Economic Restructuring: Larry McCormick indicated the importance of
the TIF to the development of future downtown projects and suggested
that a Main Street Advisory Board member should have a voice on the TIF
Board
c. Organization: Dana Wood discussed possible venues for the business
owners breakfast, and a date for the breakfast was set for Wednesday,
October 25th.
6. Meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
Approved and attested to by:
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H. Gordon Baker, Board Chair Date
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Larry McCormick, Board Secretary Date