HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_MSTAB_03.11.2016 WorkshopNotice of Meeting for the
Main Street Advisory Board
of the City ofGeorgetown
March 11, 016 at 8:30 AM
Williamson County Courthouse, 2nd FloorNorth Conference Room, 710 S. Main St.
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Board Members Present: Taylor Kidd, Board Chair; Karen Curry; Cindy Harrington; Vicki Jackimiec;
1J Parker; Blake Nicholson; and Jim Wilson
City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Board Liaison/Main Street Manager; Matt Synatschk,
Historic Planner; and Wayne Reed, Assistant City Manager
Guest(s) Present: Debra Drescher, Texas Main Street State Coordinator; and John Hesser,
City Councilmember District 3
Taylor Kidd, Board Chair, called meeting to order at8:34am.
Policy Development/Review Workshop
A Main Street 101- Overview of the Main Street Four Point Approach and the national
Refresh process- new possibilities for carrying out our work — Debra Drescher, Texas
Main Street Program State Coordinator
D. Drescher discussed the national Refresh process.
No action required.
B Presentation
Board Development
Board Member, Board Chair and Manager Responsibilities C
Review and Close
S. Hargrove discussed board member, board chair, and manager responsibilities
No action required.
Legislative Regular Agenda
D Discussion and possible action regarding approval of the board meeting minutes — Shelly
Hargrove, Board Liaison
Motion by J. Wilson to amend the minutes to add "David said the board would get the
Facade Fund breakdown" under Organization Committee report and clarifying the word
"she" to "A" in agenda item 4 in reference to being told she couldn't represent the board in
public settings. J. Parker discussed this motion before action taken.
Second by V. Jackimiec. Approved 7-0.
E Discussion and possible action regarding setting the time and date of for 2016 Main Street
Advisory Board meetings and recommended meeting procedures — Taylor Kidd, Board Chair
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Motion by J. Wilson to keep the Main Street Advisory Board meeting at 8:30am on the
second Friday of every month.
Second by J. Parker. Approved 7-0.
F Discussion and possible action regarding the nomination and election of Board Vice -Chair and
Secretary — Taylor Kidd, Board Chair
T. Kidd nomitated V. Jackimiec to serve as Vice Chair and J. Parker to serve as Secretary.
Motion by C. Harrington, second by K. Curry. Approved 7-0.
G Review and discussion of the Main Street Advisory Board By-laws — Taylor Kidd, Board
Chair
T. Kidd reviewed the board bylaws and mentioned guide.georgetown.org as a board
resource.
No action required.
H Review and discussion of the City Council Attendance Policy for Board Members — Taylor
Kidd, Board Chair
T. Kidd reviewed the City Council's attendance policy for board members.
No action required.
Discussion and possible action on updates for the Historic Preservation Program and
Downtown Projects — Matt Synatschk, Historic Planner
M. Synatschk gave a report regarding HARC activity including upcoming public meetings.
No action required.
Discussion of an overview of the Main Street Four Point Approach — Debra Drescher, Texas
Main Street Program Coordinator
D. Drescher with the Texas Main Street Program gave an overview of the national program
refresh of the Main Street Four -Point Approach.
W. Reed gave an overview of the City's Strategic Retail Plan since he had to leave the board
meeting.
No action required.
K Discussion of Georgetown Texas Main Street Board Mission and Vision Statements and Core
Values — Taylor Kidd, Board Chair and Debra Drescher, Texas Main Street Program State
Coordinator
T. Kidd & D. Drescher discussed the board's revisit of the mission and vision statements.
No action required.
L Discussion of Main Street Block Captain Program — Taylor Kidd, Board Chair
T. Kidd discussed the block captain program.
No action required.
M Discussion and possible action regarding progress on Committee Reports — Taylor Kidd,
Board Chair
Progress on Committee reports was discussed.
V. Jackimiec reported on the progress made by the Promotions Committee.
J. Wilson gave an update on the Economic Restructuring Committee.
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C. Harrington reported on the progress made by the Organization Committee.
T. Kidd gave an update on the Design Committee.
C. Harrington left the board meeting.
No action required.
N Discussion and possible action regarding Staff Report – Shelly Hargrove, Board Liaison
S. Hargrove delivered staff report to board.
No action required.
0 Set agenda items for next board meeting
Next board meeting is set for April 8.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn meeting at 10:20am by V. Jackimiec, second by J. Wilson. Approved 6-1 (C.
Harrington absent).
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