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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
8 A.M. – FEBRUARY 4, 2009
THE WILLIAMSON MUSEUM – 716 S. AUSTIN AVE.
Board Members Present: Kirk Kriegel, chair; Bob Hewgley, vice‐chair; Ellen
Davis, secretary; Beverly Adam; Tiffany McClendon;
Trevor Dunham; Connie Watson
City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager; Robbie Wyler,
Historic District Planner
Guests: Jane Estes and Bob Weimer, Georgetown Art Works;
Trisha Tallman, Downtown Georgetown Association;
Steve Turner, Turner Commercial Properties
1. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m. by Chair Kirk Kriegel.
2. Bob H. made a motion to approve the minutes of the Jan. 7 meeting and
Connie seconded it. The minutes were approved by all present.
3. Steve Turner presented a façade fund grant application on behalf of Bryan
Farney for the property at 115 W. 7th St. Emergency repairs were made to the
wooden canopy of the building in December at the request of the city code
enforcement officer and they were seeking a grant of $2,000 to reimburse
them. Bob H. made a motion to grant the request and Connie seconded it.
The motion was approved by all present. Bob H. said we should modify our
guidelines to make it clear that we can reimburse for expenses that have
already been incurred if the repairs are of an emergency nature.
4. Bob Weimer and Jane Estes updated the board on plans for the 8th Street
Courtyard/Art Park. They are in the process of getting the property they
would need to acquire appraised. They also spoke with the city manager
about the project Feb. 3. They are trying to get formal support for the project
from various city boards before they take it to a workshop with the City
Council. The Parks Department thinks there are grants the project could
qualify for. Ellen made a motion that the Main Street Advisory Board endorse
the project and Bob H. seconded it. The motion was approved by all present.
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5. Robbie presented an update on projects coming before HARC. The people
developing the new construction project at 8th and Rock Streets will be going
before HARC March 26. They need a variance to put a green roof on the
building. The city should be getting the draft version of the revised
downtown design guidelines soon.
6. Shelly presented the staff report. She showed ads for upcoming issues of
Austin Monthly and Texas Hill Country magazine. The city is buying some
more holiday lights with proceeds from the ornament sale. She met with Ben
Trollinger at the Sun last week about the Best of Georgetown contest. He
needs to run it by his bosses. She also discussed an exciting new mural project
for downtown. The city hopes to add two more murals – a Dan Moody one
on the Palace Theater Annex and a Chisholm Trail mural on the back of the
City Council chambers. All city departments have been asked to cut their
budgets by 10 percent.
7. Committee reports:
a. Promotion: The SU‐Georgetown Task Force is going to move under
the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce.
b. Organization: The training for new board members has been set for
April 8. Ellen requested to present the video “A Community of
Choices” at the board retreat.
c. Design: Tiffany is going to take over planning for a workshop on
window design. Robbie may offer a workshop on the new
downtown design guidelines once they are in place.
d. Economic Restructuring: no report
8. Shelly thanked Beverly, Ellen and Kirk for their service on the board and
presented them with small gifts.
9. The meeting adjourned at 9:08 a.m. The next meeting will be March 4.
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Kirk Kriegel, Board Chair Date
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Ellen Davis, Board Secretary Date