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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
8 A.M. – OCTOBER 10, 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, Tourism Director and Main Street
Manager; Cari Miller, CVB Coordinator; Elizabeth
Cook, Planning Department
Guest Present: Bob Huntley, Eric Lashley, Megan Martino, Francisco
Mendoza, Ruth Roberts
1. The meeting was called to order at 8:01 a.m. by Chair Gordon Baker.
2. Kirk made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 12 meeting and
Cheri seconded it. The minutes were approved by all present.
3. Megan Martino and Francisco Mendoza presented an application for a Façade
Fund Grant for Novita Spa. The business is requesting $475 for a sign for their
new location. Kirk made a motion to approve their request and Cheri
seconded it.
4. Eric Lashley and Ruth Roberts told the board about the Arts and Culture
Board’s plans to commission some public art for downtown. The board has
$70,000 from the city to spend this year and would like to commission some
bovine sculptures. The Arts and Culture Board would like a representative
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from the Main Street Board to be on the subcommittee that reviews the
proposals. Cheri volunteered to do this.
5. Elizabeth Cook gave an update on HARC activities. Of particular interest to
the Main Street Program is the fact that the owner of the building at the
corner of Austin Avenue and 8th Street wants to take the stucco off the façade
of that building and expose the windows. Oct. 15 is the deadline for
comments about the historic resources survey. The finished product is
expected at the end of October.
6. Cari and Shelly presented the staff report. Shelly said there are plans to hold a
citywide garage sale next spring that would benefit the façade fund. Cari
distributed assignments for 2008 Red Poppy Festival sponsorship calls. She
would like everyone to make their calls by Friday.
7. Promotion Committee report: Cheri said 11 downtown business owners
participated in the Chisholm Trail promotion event Sat. 29.
8. The November meeting was moved to Nov. 7 because several board members
said they would be unable to attend a Nov. 14 meeting.
9. The courthouse re‐opening celebration is now scheduled for Dec. 8.
10. Meeting adjourned at 9:25 a.m.
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Gordon Baker, Board Chair Date
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Ellen Davis, Board Secretary Date