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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
8 A.M. – AUGUST 13, 2008
THE WILLIAMSON MUSEUM
Board Members Present: Kirk Kriegel, chair; Bob Hewgley, vice chair; Ellen
Davis, secretary; Beverly Adam; Trevor Dunham;
Connie Watson
Board Members Absent: Cheri Thanos
City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager; Robbie Wyler,
Historic District Planner
Guests: Trisha Tallman , Downtown Georgetown Association;
Susan Firth, Georgetown Heritage Society
1. The meeting was called to order at 8 a.m. by Chair Kirk Kriegel.
2. Bev made a motion to approve the minutes of the July 9 meeting and Trevor
seconded it. The minutes were approved by all present.
3. Susan Firth gave a presentation about a series of seminars that her boss,
architect J. Bryant Boyd, would like to give at the library in October. The
seminars will focus on old house restoration. They would like the Main Street
Program to be a partner on the seminars. Bob made a motion that we partner
with them and Trevor seconded it. The motion was passed by all present.
4. Robbie Wyler gave an update on projects coming before HARC. He said the
Tamiro Plaza will be going before HARC for approval of Phase II. This
building will be residential and retail. He also said the city is implementing a
new requirement that property owners sign a certificate of design compliance
so it will be legally binding. In hopes it will prevent developers and
contractors ignoring the design requirements they were approved by HARC.
5. Shelly presented the staff report. She noted that two Georgetown entries are
winners and finalists for the 2008 TDA President’s Awards. The Williamson
County Courthouse restoration project is the winner of the “Best Restoration”
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category and Southwestern University is a finalist in the “Best Downtown
Partner” category. She is working with Community Impact Newspaper to help
launch a “Best of Georgetown” awards program next year. Voting will be
done via the web. She also is putting together a nomination of Georgetown
for a new First Lady’s Texas Treasures Award with input from GHS and the
Williamson Museum. All board members are asked to attend the Fire Safe
Downtown Initiative Workshop on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 8:30 a.m. It will be
held in the County Commissioners Room in the courthouse.
6. Shelly recommended the board update its mission statement so that it
specifically mentions the Main Street Four‐Point Approach as the state Main
Street office suggested in last year’s Ten Criteria Survey review. Ellen offered
to draft some alternatives.
7. Committee reports:
a. Organization: Kirk discussed making a presentation in front of
City Council in September to show what progress has been made
on the annual Program of Work, as well as some projects the board
is wanting to ask for funding in the next fiscal year.
b. Economic Restructuring: Bob has drafted documents showing how
long it typically takes to get the various city permits and a best‐case
timeline. He noted that the city has a department that could/should
publish a brochure with this information for prospective business
owners.
c. Promotion: Ellen presented bids for printing a brochure about the
Main Street program. It was noted that content will change if the
mission statement is revised. Trevor made a motion that content be
revised as appropriate and that we approve printing of 500
brochures by D&L Printing. Bob seconded the motion and it was
approved by all present.
d. Design: No report given.
8. The meeting adjourned at 9:28 a.m.
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Kirk Kriegel, Board Chair Date
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Ellen Davis, Board Secretary Date