HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_MSTAB_01.07.2022Minutes of a Meeting of the
Main Street Advisory Board of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Friday, January 7, 2022
The Main Street Advisory Board met on Friday, January 7, 2022, at 9:00 AM at Georgetown City Hall
Community Room, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. St.
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Christine Tomaszewski called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM. Members: Christine Tomaszewski, Michele
Jaroszewski-Webb, Bobby Weisbrod, Kate Hill and Lauren Mendoza were in attendance. Aaron Adams
arrived at 9:15 a.m.
Absent - Dave Wilks
Staff in attendance: Kim McAuliffe, Downtown Development Manager, Sharon Parker,
Board Liaison. Guests in attendance: Randy Weisbrod
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 9:00 a.m.
B. Consideration and possible action regarding approval of the November 12, 2022, board meeting
minutes —
Christine Tomaszewski, Board Chair
Motion by K. Hill to approve the minutes as presented. Second by B. Weisbrod
Approved: 5-0
C. Discussion and possible action on a Main Street Fagade Grant Fund application request for the
property located at 115 W. 7th Street — Kim McAuliffe, Downtowns Development Manager
Bobby Weisbrod recused his self from the meeting at 9:03. He is an owner of the business in review
for possible action.
Staff reported on a Main Street Fagade Grant Fund application request for the property located at
115 W. Street. The planned improvements include adding a new roof on the building with a 20-year
warranty on the work, replacing the exterior windows, and painting the exterior. The applicant will be
investing $47,136.62 in building improvements at this time. The applicant has selected Pella
Window, Tag Roofing, and ELJ Painting to perform the required work for the demolition and
installation. The estimate provided by applicant totals $47,136.62 and the applicant seeks a grant for
the maximum award they are eligible for of 50% or $20,000.
K. Hill made a motion to approve the fagade grant request for the maximum award amount of
$10,000 after the scoring determined it was eligible for the maximum amount of $10,000. Second by
C. Tomaszewski.
Approved: 4-0
Bobby returned at 9:10 a.m.
D. Annual Main Street Community Accreditation Report — Christine Tomaszewski, Board Chair and Kim
McAuliffe, Downtown Development Manager.
Kim presented the annual report to the board, no changes were made. Kim will submit the
application as presented.
E. Discussion on Project Teams, Partner updates, and BRIE visits
a. Fundraising — art on main street, $1140 sales and cleared about $550.00
b. Georgetown Swirl — VIP will be at City Post upstairs. Sold out of VIP and only about
200 General admission left.
c. Shop Small / Small Business Saturday / Artist Sunday — the weather was bad, it
went okay. We were onsite and passed out bags.
d. Breakfast Bites - will pick back up in March.
e. BRIE Visits — Kim and Conchita visited with Hydrate, they are looking to expand
upstairs. They also visited wag haven
f. Partner Updates — Chamber of Commerce update: the candidates for president were
not the right fit for Georgetown, they are restructuring and compiling a new hiring
board.
F. Staff Report — Kim McAuliffe, Downtown Development Manager
The current grant fund balance is $29.799.00 before today's grant request was approved. Kim
anticipates that we will likely see a good amount in the mid -year CAFR adjustment come into the
fund. She will get with the budget office and give a report at the next meeting.
New Developments — Rentsch Tap Room & Microbrewery is in the works, they will be co -located
with Thundercloud Subs but each business will remain as individual businesses.
The sidewalk improvement projects will start back up on 7th street by Mango Tango soon.
Another public art project has been completed with the expansion to the Traditions to the Future
mural on Rock Street where the new sidewalks were recently installed.
Amanda will be switching out the exhibits in City Hall this month. Amanda will be updating City
Council on the Arts & Culture Program including the upcoming Art Stroll and Arts Festival later this
spring.
Main Street is turning 40 years old this year. We will need to find ways to celebrate this milestone!
Motion by K. Hill
adjourned at 9:50 AM.
to adjourn the meeting. Second by, L. Mendoza . The meeting was
Approved by the Main Street Advisory Board on 1 i J o,--2,�_ —
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