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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
8 A.M. – NOVEMBER 5, 2008
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; Mark Thomas, Economic
Development Director
Guests: Tiffany McClendon
1. The meeting was called to order at 8:02 a.m. by Chair Kirk Kriegel.
2. Bob made a motion to approve the minutes of the Oct. 1 meeting and Connie
seconded it. The minutes were approved by all present.
3. Robbie Wyler gave an update on projects coming before HARC. He said he
recently attended the annual National Preservation Conference held in
Oklahoma. It was very useful. The conference will be held in Austin in 2010.
4. Mark Thomas gave an update on economic development projects in town.
The CitiCorp data center is the second largest capital project in Texas. It has
put Georgetown on the map with Fortune 500 companies. We now have the
infrastructure to lure other data centers to town. A winery is interested in
leasing the old fire station, but it will cost $1.1. million to bring the building
up to the level required to lease it. He does not know where the city can get
this money, but he hopes he can work out some sort of deal with them. He
said Georgetown suffers from the lack of a linked vision for downtown. Bob
reminded him we would like a place at the table when there are discussions
regarding downtown.
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5. Shelly presented the staff report. She said there will be free wireless service in
downtown beginning next month. It will be available on the east side of town
first. She and Bob Weimer are meeting with Randy Morrow to see if Parks
and Recreation would be willing to take on the interior courtyard project. She
is working with local realtors and Georgetown Art Works to get the work of
local artists displayed in vacant storefronts for the holiday season. She
showed a copy of the new Main Street brochure that was designed by Tiffany
McClendon. Board members are invited to attend the holiday volunteer
luncheon on Dec. 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the Heritage Oaks Clubhouse on Shell
Road.
6. Committee reports:
a. Promotion: Ellen is meeting with Shelly and Keith Hutchinson next
Monday to work on the “Best of Georgetown” contest for
Community Impact Newspaper.
b. Organization: Cheri Thanos has officially resigned from the board.
We are writing her a letter so there will be an official paper trail.
Bev and Ellen are rotating off the board in February. We need to
recruit new board members.
c. Design: Bev said Kay Harvey‐Mosley is not available to do a
window decorating workshop until January. She asked about the
status of work on Lee Nash’s building. Shelly said there has not
been any progress on the building. He needs to complete the work
he received his first grant for by next month. Shelly is going to
write him an email and remind him about this. He can come to next
month’s meeting and apply for an extension.
d. Economic Restructuring: No report given
7. The meeting adjourned at 9:17 a.m.
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Kirk Kriegel, Board Chair Date
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Ellen Davis, Board Secretary Date