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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
10 A.M. – MARCH 21, 2007
GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Board Members Present: Gordon Baker, chair; Kirk Kriegel, Beverly Adam,
Terri Countess, Ellen Davis, Gary Leissner, Janlyn
Ross
City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Tourism Director and Main Street
Manager; Cari Miller, CVB Coordinator; Rebecca Rowe,
Historic District Planner
1. Meeting called to order at 10:02 a.m. by Chair Gordon Baker.
2. Gordon made a motion to nominate Kirk Kriegel as Vice Chair of the Board.
Ellen Davis seconded the motion, and it was approved by all present. Gordon
then made a motion to elect Ellen as Secretary of the Board. Gary Leissner
seconded the motion, and it was approved by all present.
3. Rebecca gave an overview of happenings with HARC. She shared the Main
Street streetscape redevelopment plans with the board. These include putting
utilities underground, improving sidewalks, more convenient parking and
more greenery. The improvements are expected to be completed late this
summer. Gordon noted that this is just the beginning of projects to come
about as a result of the Downtown Master Plan that was completed in 2003.
Rebecca also showed the plans for the building Quenan’s is remodeling on
Austin Avenue. Shelly said they plan to apply for a façade grant. Finally,
Rebecca said she hopes to start quarterly public training sessions this summer
for business owners. The purpose of these sessions would be to answer
questions about HARC, the Downtown Overlay District, etc. She distributed a
survey to get feedback on which topics are of most interest for these sessions.
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4. Gordon asked if there were any revisions to the minutes of the February 7th
meeting. Gary had one correction on item #6, change “they” to “that” in the
last sentence. Terri made a motion to approve the minutes as revised, and
Beverly seconded it. The revised minutes were approved by all present.
5. Cari gave a report on the Red Poppy Festival on behalf of the Promotions
Committee. She said sponsorships are currently only at $12,450, and they
need $20,000. She offered to send a list of past sponsors. She showed mock‐
ups of the event poster and t‐shirt.
6. Shelly presented her staff report. The board retreat will need to be
rescheduled, possibly to April 11. She also distributed several brochures of
interest. She explained the upcoming election issue related to alcohol sales
downtown and reminded board members that the board is not able to
promote this or other election items. She showed some recent ad placements
and told members about the 25th anniversary celebration of the Main Street
Program, which is scheduled for May 18‐19. She said the city received two
proposals in response to its RFQ for a media relations specialist. They hope to
have a firm/individual selected by the next board meeting.
7. Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
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Gordon Baker, Board Chair Date
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Ellen Davis, Board Secretary Date