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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
8 A.M. – SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
WILLIAMSON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Board Members Present: Gordon Baker, chair; Kirk Kriegel, vice‐chair; Ellen
Davis, secretary; Terri Countess; Cheri Thanos
Board Members Absent: Beverly Adam; Gary Leissner
City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager; Cari Miller,
CVB Coordinator
Guest Present: Holly King and Ron Marx, Heritage Printing
1. The meeting was called to order at 8:02 a.m. by Chair Gordon Baker. Gordon
welcomed new board member Cheri Thanos.
2. Kirk made a motion to approve the minutes of the August 8 meeting and
Terri seconded it. The minutes were approved by all present.
3. Holly King and Ron Marx presented an application for a Façade Fund Grant
for Heritage Printing & Office Supplies. The business is requesting $2,567.50
to fix rotted wood and repaint their building. Terri made a motion to approve
their request and Kirk seconded it, all in favor.
4. The board held a discussion about a Façade Fund Grant from Nonna’s
Cucina. Since the applicant was not present at the meeting, no action was
taken on the application. Ellen noted that the owner of this business had
already received a Façade Fund Grant within the past three years. She said
she did not like to set a precedent of approving additional funds for the same
business within three years. Kirk said he agreed with this. The board agreed it
needed more information on the building’s situation to determine whether
this was truly an emergency that required breaking precedent. It was also
noted that HARC had not approved any work on this building yet.
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5. Cari distributed a handout from Elizabeth Cook giving an update on HARC
activities.
6. Cari distributed a staff report. Shelly noted that she expects quite a few
Façade Fund Grant applications to be coming in soon. Potential applicants
include the Williamson County Historical Museum, the Palace Theatre,
Novita Spa and owner of the building that formerly housed Cianfrani’s
Coffee Shop.
7. Promotion Committee report: Cheri said she has written a letter to
downtown merchants encouraging them to participate in activities
surrounding the Chisholm Trail event Sat. 29. She asked for assistance in
distributing her letter to downtown merchants. Cheri said she also has
divided up the list of past Red Poppy Festival sponsors for board members to
solicit this year. The city will be hiring a person to secure new sponsors. This
person will receive a percentage of the funds raised. Gordon suggested
increasing the commission if the person reaches certain targets.
8. The meeting ended with a report from Gordon on his efforts to convince the
City Council to hire a separate staff person to focus on the Main Street
Program. He said council members did not seem willing to make a
recommendation to the city manager. A long discussion followed on the role
of city advisory boards.
9. Meeting adjourned at 9:05 a.m.
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Gordon Baker, Board Chair Date
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Ellen Davis, Board Secretary Date