HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_MSTAB_08.09.2019Minutes of a Meeting of the
Main Street Advisory Board of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Friday, August 9, 2019
The Main Street Advisory Board met on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 9:00 AM at the Georgetown City Hall, Community
Room, 808 Martin Luther King St.
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Trisha Tallman called the meeting to order at 9:01 AM. T. Tallman, S. Rodocker, C. Tomasewski, K. Hill, A. Adams and
K. Curry were in attendance. D. Gaume entered the meeting at 9:03 a.m.
No guests in attendance
Staff in attendance, Kim McAuliffe, Downtown Development Manager
Regular Session
(This regular session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose authorized by
the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A. Call to order at 9:01 a.m.
B. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of the July 12, 2019 board meeting minutes — Trisha
Tallman, Board Chair
Motion by K. Curry to approve the minutes as presented. Second by C. Tomasewski
Approved: 6-0
Diane Gaume entered the meeting at 9:03 a.m.
C. Project Team, Block Captains for BR&E, & Partner Updates
K. Curry reported on the upcoming Breakfast Bites event on September 11. Judy Lester will present on
Collective Success — The Power of Collaboration. Judy is a business coach and former owner of the Escape
Fine Crafts & Gifts.
D. Gaume reported on the fundraising team's activities related to the holiday greeting cards created by local
artists collected through a call for art. The application and guidelines were sent out in July to interested artists
and published on Facebook. Kate suggested sending information to GISD and SU art instructors to encourage
student artwork submissions. The 2019 ornament design was shown and staff will be moving forward with
placing the order now that the design is finalized.
A. Adams reported on the Blazin' Beer Crawl event. The event went well and sold out in it's first year raising
$11,655 for the Facade and Sign Grant Program. Feedback from the survey was discussed, and additional
suggestions made for next year include: listing the types of beer on the program or in advance so people didn't
have to wait in line for a beer they may not like, and keeping the event in August to serve as a boost to
downtown business during a slower time of year.
Staff reported on the Shop Small — Small Business Saturday event. The theme will remain the same, the
graphics have been updated to reflect this year's dates. The next meeting will be in September. D. Gaume told
the board that businesses that sign up early have an opportunity for free advertising courtesy of American
Express to promote themselves before the event.
D. Gaume and staff reported on the BRE at Artisans Connect. One of the suggestions from the visit is already
being implemented and we hope to see positive results come from that in the future. Suggestions for future
BRE's were also taken and staff will reach out to setup visits soon.
D. Staff Report
Staff reported on the recent College Town meeting, and gave dates for upcoming events at Southwestern, like
Homecoming and Move -In weekend. The idea to have a Main Street Mixer to provide businesses with updates
and a calendar of fall events was also discussed. The board recommended having the event in early
September to time it well with all of the upcoming activities.
New developments in downtown include Barrels & Amps, 600 Market Place, Wag Heaven and Salado
Glassworks. Blue Corn Harvest is working on their expansion and hope to be complete by the end of
September. They will likely be coming to us to request a grant to help with the cost of their fire suppression
system.
Adjourn
Motion by D. Gaume to adjourn the meeting. Second by K. Curry T. Tallman adjourned the meeting at 9:55 AM.
Approved by the Main Street Advisory Board on
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