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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_MSTAB_01.07.2015L:\Global\Boards and Commissions\Minutes\MSTAB\2015\Minutes_MSTAB_01.07.2015.doc MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MTG. MINUTES 8:30 A.M. – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014 WILLIAMSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 710 S. MAIN ST. 2ND FLOOR NORTH CONFERENCE ROOM, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS Board Members Present: Cindy Harrington, Vicki Jackimiec, Julie Laderach, David Kellerman and Jim Wilson Board Members Absent: Amanda Parr, Marcy Urban City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager; Jack Daly, Exec. Assistant; 1. The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Board Chair David Kellerman. 2. Julie moved to approve the December 17th board meeting minutes, Vicki seconded. All board members present approved (4-0). Cindy arrived at 8:37 3. Chris Graves with Pinot’s Palette (212 W. 7th St.) is applying for a façade grant totaling $9,333 to replace the existing awning, install a backlit sign, and add secondary egress along Rock Street. Pinot’s Palette is a paint and sip business. They will have a soft opening the first weekend of February and a grand opening three weeks later. They will have alcohol for sale and will not be BYOB. Their hours will be 9 – 2:30, and then they will be open on evenings when parties are scheduled. They plan to have happy hours. Two-hour sessions are $35 and three-hour sessions are $45. The Rock Street egress needs to be added because they are subdividing the building a need an additional exit. Vicki moved to approve the application as submitted, Jim seconded. All board members present approved (5-0). 4. Jack Daly gave the monthly HARC report. He reported that the final UDC amendments as they relate to HARC will be released to the public soon and going to Council in February. 5. Committee Reports: a. Promotion: Cindy reported that there was some dissention regarding hiring a band for Swirl. Marcy secured a quote for $1,200 for the A.C.C. jazz band. The board decided $1,200 was a lot to spend on a band, additionally; the Board discussed being careful regarding what they accept as “in-kind” donations. Julie moved to cap the downstairs band budget for Swirl at $500, Jim seconded. All board members present approved (5-0). There are no nominations for the Main Street Star Award. The Quenans have accepted the Swirl Chair position. The Mayor has been apprised of his new role. Leslie Hearn has not been at the last three committee meetings. b. Organization: David reported that the committee will be meeting with the restaurants next week. At the next board meeting he will have details for the Table on Main Fundraiser. The restaurants included are: Wildfire, The Hollow, Eats on 8th, Gumbos, Monument, and Nancy’s Skygarden. There will be 104 seats available. L:\Global\Boards and Commissions\Minutes\MSTAB\2015\Minutes_MSTAB_01.07.2015.doc Applications for the advisory board are due Friday, January 9 at 5PM. Starting in March, David will ask board members to only chair one committee. This is an attempt to avoid board member burn-out and encourages board members to be focused and effective. David moved to have board members chair only one committee starting in March 2015, Cindy seconded. All board members present approved (5-0). Shelly clarified that board members can volunteer for set amounts of time on other committees and that board members must attend all fundraisers. c. Design: David reported that they sold out of the 2014 ornament and sold 30 of the 2011 ornament. Next year the committee is proposing to put the old post office on the ornament. Jim moved to have the old post office be the 2015 ornament, Vicki seconded. All board members present approved (5-0). David encouraged all event chairs to secure bids when purchasing items for events. He also reported that the holiday fundraising stands at over $20,000. Julie reported that next year the committee will notify the winners of the lighting contest immediately. It will also be important to clarify with contestants all the dates and times. Next year the committee will also work to target darkened storefronts, and encourage folks to go beyond the square. Julie will remain on the design committee. Staff is still meeting with property owners regarding the 8th Street Courtyard. Roots recently sold to the owners of Paisanos. The committee is also looking at applying for Keep Texas Beautiful grants. d. Economic Restructuring: Jim reported that the next Breakfast Bites will be on February 11 and will cover crowd funding. The new business brochure will be available at the downtown lowdown. The committee has update block assignments. The Access database has been sent to Downtown Diva. Block captains will need to get updated information from business owners. The monthly Main Street lunch is on January 20 at The Hollow. The Denton visit is January 30- 31. 6. Staff Report: Shelly reported she is on the Texas Downtown Association Board and will serve on the Conference Committee. She is hoping to get Georgetown to host the TDA conference. She will attend the regional Main Street meeting on January 16. The Downtown Lowdown is on January 21 and the Denton trip is January 30-31. 7. Jack reported the City Council revised the Code of Ordinances in October. The Board Bylaws are being amended to conform with how the board currently functions and are submitted to the Board for review at this time. The Bylaws will be submitted to the City Council for review and approval in February 2015. Vicki moved to the new bylaws as submitted, Julie seconded. All board members present approved (5-0). 8. The next meeting will be on Friday, February 13th. Cindy asked that all board members sell 25 wine auction tickets and donate wine to the museum starting February 2. David adjourned the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted: L:\Global\Boards and Commissions\Minutes\MSTAB\2015\Minutes_MSTAB_01.07.2015.doc ____________________________ ____________________ Marcy Urban, Board Secretary Date ____________________________ ____________________ David Kellerman, Board Chair Date