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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MTG. MINUTES
8:30 A.M. – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
WILLIAMSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
2ND FLOOR NORTH CONFERENCE ROOM, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
Board Members Present: Denise Jimenez, Linda McCalla, Amanda Parr,
Marcy Urban, David Kellerman, Jim Wilson
Board Members Absent: Julie Laderach
Guests Present: Shuler Page, Gumbos; Chris Damon, old Masonic
Lodge owner
City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager; Laurie
Brewer, Assistant City Manager; Robbie Wyler,
Historic District Planner
1. The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Board Chair Denise Jimenez.
2. Amanda moved to approve the August 10th board meeting minutes, Jim
seconded. All board members present voted to approve (6-0).
3. Shuler Page with Gumbo’s gave an overview of the signage he is requesting a
sign grant for on the old Masonic Lodge building at 701 S. Main Street including
window signage, hanging signs and a blade sign. They go to HARC on
September 27 for approval. Linda moved to award a $500 sign grant to the
Pages, contingent approval by HARC, David seconded. All board members
present voted to approve (6-0).
4. Linda discussed the holiday lighting fundraising efforts and made a motion for
each Main Street Advisory Board member to contribute approximately $72 so the
Main Street Advisory Board could be listed as a $500 sponsor, Amanda seconded.
All board members present voted to approve (6-0).
5. Shelly and Linda discussed the bid process of receiving four bids for the
downtown holiday lighting this year, and Preferred Landscape and Lighting out
of San Antonio is being recommended. There was also a discussion of whether
the board thought they could raise the remaining balance to match city council’s
$30,000. Linda moved to award Preferred Landscape & Lighting the bid at
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$60,000 and Jim seconded. Five board members present voted to approve, with
Marcy opposed. (5-1).
6. Robbie gave his last update on HARC since he has accepted a position in
Boulder, Colorado. Valerie Kreger and Liz Cook will take Robbie’s spot while his
position is open. Gumbo’s takes their sign application to HARC on September 27
along with Union on 8th St. for the new event venue. The Georgetown Art Center
goes to the October 25 HARC meeting. He had a pre-application meeting with
Square Books.
7. Committee Reports:
a. Economic Restructuring: Marcy reminded of September 19 Breakfast Bites
with Penny Reeh, only a few people RSVP’d so members need to send out
email blast to their contacts. Still working on filling the holes in the
downtown contact list.
b. Promotion: Denise mentioned that Trisha Tallman will be the Swirl event
chair, Lauryl is going to contract again for sponsorship, and we are raising
the number of total attendance to 450, so selling 400 tickets. We are asking
the Chamber of Commerce President Mel Pendland to be our honorary
event chair. Taking photos for Toast of the Town award at The Escape at 10
a.m. on Tues, Sept. 19.
c. Design: Amanda and David gave an update on the holiday ornament and it
will be sold at First Friday in November. Need signage for ornament sales.
Will have design workshop on October 18.
Joint Arts & Culture: There were approximately six entries of the
Arts & Culture Board’s Utility Box Art Project, art was selected that
will be a quilt and the other will look like the box doesn’t exist.
Gallery Georgetown is Saturday, November 3 from 5-9 p.m. Arts
Alliance is about to start strategic planning.
d. Organization: no meeting or report
8. The meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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Amanda Parr, Board Secretary Date
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Denise Jimenez, Board Chair Date