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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
8 A.M. – JULY 9, 2008
THE WILLIAMSON MUSEUM
Board Members Present: Kirk Kriegel, chair; Ellen Davis, secretary; Beverly
Adam; Trevor Dunham; Connie Watson
Board Members Absent: Bob Hewgley, vice‐chair; Cheri Thanos
City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager; Robbie Wyler,
Historic District Planner
1. The meeting was called to order at 8:02 a.m. by Chair Kirk Kriegel.
2. Trevor made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 11 meeting and Bev
seconded it. The minutes were approved by all present.
3. Robbie Wyler gave an update on projects coming before HARC. He said the
new Italian restaurant on University Ave. and Church is now bigger than
what was approved by HARC so they are coming back before the
commission this month. The City Council also turned down the request for a
special use permit to enable office use of the house at 1903 S. Austin Ave.
4. Shelly presented the staff report. She showed recent publications featuring
Georgetown, including the July issues of Texas Highways and This Old House
magazine. She also shared a copy of the “10 Criteria” that all Texas Main
Street programs need to meet on an annual basis to receive national
recognition. This year’s report is due in August.
5. Committee reports:
a. Organization: Kirk reported on the first meeting of downtown
representatives from DGA, the Chamber and the BOA who are
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interested in a “big” holiday event for Georgetown. The group is
investigating the possibility of bringing an ice skating rink and
expanding other events for Christmas 2009. Their first step is to try
and get private sector sponsors for next year. Ice rink proceeds
would benefit the Main Street Façade Fund. He also mentioned the
DGA‐SU Task Force meeting, and the request for APO students to
do a downtown service project.
b. Design: Bev will talk with Kay Harvey‐Mosley again in August
about doing another design workshop on lighting or visual
merchandising. She and Shelly are currently working with the city
fire inspector to host a fire prevention workshop for downtown
business and property owners on Wednesday, Sept. 24 to kick off
Fire Prevention Month in October. The board discussed the
possibility of offering a workshop on how owners could make their
businesses more “green.”
c. Promotion: Connie said she is working on a TDA President’s
Award entry for Best Restoration for the Williamson County
Courthouse. She also learned yesterday that the Texas Historical
Commission may have a problem with the sculpture proposed to
be near the courthouse. She is still working on finding an empty
storefront window to put a Main Street program display. Ellen
presented sample copies of an informational brochure about the
Georgetown Main Street Program. The board discussed printing
options for the brochure.
d. Economic Restructuring: Bob has drafted a scope of work to be
performed by a downtown consultant if we are able to get
approved for the budget funding.
6. The meeting adjourned at 9:01 a.m.
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Kirk Kriegel, Board Chair Date
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Ellen Davis, Board Secretary Date