HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_MSTAB_10.11.2019Minutes of a Meeting of the
Main Street Advisory Board of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Friday, October 11, 2019
The Main Street Advisory Board met on Friday, October 11, 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 9:02 AM. T. Tallman, A. Adams, S. Rodocker, C. Tomasewski, K. Hill, K.
Curry and D. Gaume were in attendance.
Guests in attendance: Colton Hunter
Staff in attendance: Kim McAuliffe, Downtown Development Manager and Britin Bostick, Historic & Downtown Planner.
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 9:02 a.m.
B. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of the September 13, 2019 board meeting minutes —Trisha
Tallman, Board Chair
Motion by K. Curry to approve the minutes as presented. Second by K. Hill
Approved: 6-0
C. Project Team, Block Captains for BR&E, & Partner Updates
A. Adams reported on the Breakfast Bites event planning for three future programs. The December program
will feature the Georgetown 2030 Comp Plan with Nat and Susan from the Planning Department. The March
and June 2020 program ideas are developed, and the speakers will be requested in the coming months. The
project team is looking for more members to join and help with generating ideas for future speaker topics. The
suggestions are from past program attendees and staff will reach out to invite them to take part in future
planning sessions for 2020 programs.
D. Gaume entered the meeting at 9:10 a.m.
K. Hill reported on the fundraising team's activities. The ornaments are in! The insert cards are in development
and the goal is to have these put together in time for November 111, for First Friday. The holiday greeting cards
are in process. The original art is scanned, and the graphic designer is working on preparing the files for print.
The cards will be sold in packs of 10 for $12 at the Visitors Center. An inventory report on items at the visitor's
center and in the storage was given. Volunteers will be needed to help prep the card packs and ornaments.
A. Adams reported on the Shop Small — Small Business Saturday event. They are working on gathering
volunteers and also prizes for the raffle gifts for attendees. Everything seems to be underway and looking
positive. There are over 30 businesses participating this year. The advertising will be primarily done on social
media, since there is no longer a contract with City Lights where we advertised in the past.
K. Hill reported on the Georgetown Swirl. The line art for the artwork has come in, staff showed the board what
that looks like. The response was positive and complimentary.
C. Tomaszewski reported on the volunteer lunch. The last one was at Monument Cafe and the October lunch
will be at Blue Corn Harvest. The next two lunches are planned, and she will send out a notification soon. The
December "ugly sweater" party will likely be at Wildfire as in year's past.
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Staff reported on the BRE at The Flowerbox. The meeting included Britin and Chelsea from Planning because
the owners are interested in doing some improvements to their landscaping and signage. They also invited the
board to attend their holiday open house on November 16.
D. Staff Report
Staff introduced Britin Bostick, the new historic & downtown planner. She has jumped in and been working on
projects already. She thanked the board for their support and told the board that she is working on on -
boarding right now and will be looking forward to working with Main Street in the future. Staff also introduced
Colton Hunter, who is interning with Main Street/Economic Development for the semester. He talked about his
project which involves updating photos of properties in the district as well as updating the details for properties
in downtown were talked about. There was also a discussion related to social media postings and if we should
have some with recent new developments and new business openings. Staff is anticipating more fagade grant
submissions to come in this fall.
New developments include: Blue Corn Harvest Bar & Grill expansion, The Golden Rule, a new ramen & sake
restaurant created by the owners of 600 Degrees, Mango Tango, KORK Wine Bar, a new tea shop, Salado
Glassworks, and Wag Heaven.
Staff is working to get a BRE scheduled with Handcrafts Unlimited, the goal is to have this scheduled for early
November. There was also an announcement made about the upcoming mural painting project on the rear of
city hall. Community members were invited to participate in the painting, sign ups are being conducted by the
Arts & Culture Department. Upcoming partner meetings include the DGA meeting at Grace Heritage on 10/18
and the Arts & Culture Commission meeting on 10/15, board members were encouraged to attend if they are
available.
Adjourn
Motion by D. Gaume to adjourn the meeting. Second by. K. Curry. T. Tallman adjourned the meeting at 9:53 AM.
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