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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
8 A.M. –DECEMBER 10, 2008
THE WILLIAMSON MUSEUM
Board Members Present: Bob Hewgley, vice chair; Ellen Davis, secretary; Beverly
Adam; Tiffany McClendon; Connie Watson
Board Members Absent: Kirk Kriegel, chair; Trevor Dunham
City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager; Robbie Wyler,
Historic District Planner
1. The meeting was called to order at 8:05 a.m. by Vice Chair Bob Hewgley.
2. Bev made a motion to approve the minutes of the Oct. 1 meeting and Connie
seconded it. The minutes were approved by all present.
3. Shelly reminded the board that Kirk, Bev and Ellen will be going off the
board after the February meeting. We need to think to people we can
encourage to apply for the board. In particular, we need a new downtown
business owner. We also need to think of who will serve as vice chair and
secretary.
4. Robbie Wyler gave an update on projects coming before HARC. On Dec. 11, a
proposal will be coming before HARC for a project at the SW corner of 8th and
Rock Streets. The Brown Group out of Austin wants to put in a three‐story
building that would have commercial on the bottom and residential on the
top. He noted that Nore Winters, who developed the downtown design
guidelines, is updating the guidelines. The new guidelines should be ready
next spring or summer.
5. Shelly presented the staff report. She noted that we now have artwork from
several local artists displayed in vacant downtown buildings. She worked
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with Georgetown Art Works on this. When the downtown wireless service
goes live, it will open to the Main Street Program web site. She and Bob
Weimer are going to speak with business owners about the 8th St. Courtyard
Project. They also are presenting it to the Parks and Recreation Board on
January 8. She passed out brochures on the new downtown bus route from
Sun City. Lee Nash has until Dec. 19 to file for an extension on his 8th St.
project.
6. Shelly, Ellen and Connie reviewed the TDA conference which was held in
Temple in November.
7. Committee reports:
a. Promotion: Ellen will distribute the new Main Street brochures at
the Georgetown Citizens Academy meeting on Dec. 11.
b. Organization: We need to have annual training for new board
members in March. Shelly will email people about possible dates.
c. Design: Bev said Kay Moseley is not available to do a window
decorating workshop until January.
d. Economic Restructuring: Shelly noted that Economic Development
is partnering with the SBDC in Round Rock to offer quarterly small
business trainings.
8. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.
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Kirk Kriegel, Board Chair Date
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Ellen Davis, Board Secretary Date