HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_GEDCO_06.16.2016Notice of Meeting for the
Georgetown Economic Dev elopment Corporation and the Gov erning Body
of the City of Georgetown
June 16, 2016 at 8:00 AM
at in the Friends Room at the Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. Eight Street
The City o f G eo rgeto wn is committed to comp lianc e with the Americans with Dis abilities Ac t (ADA). If yo u
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Office, at leas t three (3) days prior to the sc hed uled meeting d ate, at (512) 930-3652 o r City Hall at 113 Eas t 8th
Street fo r add itional info rmation; TTY us ers ro ute through Relay Texas at 711.
This is a SP E CIAL M EETING of the Ge orge town Ec onomic De ve lopme nt
Corpor ation.
Regular Session
(This Regular S es s io n may, at any time, b e rec es s ed to convene an Exec utive S es s io n fo r any p urpose
authorized b y the Op en Meetings Act, Texas Go vernment Co d e 551.)
A Meeting Note: T he Main Street Ad visory Bo ard , Arts and Culture Board , His to ric and Architec tural
Review Bo ard , and Convention and Visitors ' Bo ard have b een invited to attend a d o wntown works hop to
foc us o n the d o wntown s ectio n fo r the R etail Strategy and Rec ruitment Plan for Geo rgeto wn.
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY ANY OF T HE BOARDS/COMMISS IONS IN ATTENDANCE.
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I, Shelley No wling, C ity S ecretary fo r the C ity of Geo rgeto wn, Texas , d o hereby c ertify that this Notice of
Meeting was p o s ted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a p lace read ily acc es s ible to the general p ublic at all times ,
on the ______ d ay o f __________________, 2016, at __________, and remained so p o s ted fo r at leas t 72
c o ntinuo us ho urs p receding the sc heduled time o f s aid meeting.
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S helley No wling, City Sec retary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Georgetown Economic Development Corporation
June 16, 2016
SUBJECT:
Meeting Note: The Main S treet Advis o ry Board, Arts and Culture Bo ard , His toric and Arc hitectural
Review Bo ard, and C o nventio n and Vis itors' Board have been invited to attend a downto wn wo rksho p to
fo cus on the downto wn sec tion for the Retail S trategy and Recruitment Plan fo r Georgetown.
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY ANY OF THE BOARDS /COMMISSIONS IN AT T ENDANCE.
ITEM SUMMARY:
Downtown Retail Workshop on June 16
A downto wn works hop to fo cus on the d o wnto wn s ec tion for the Retail Strategy and Recruitment Plan fo r
Geo rgeto wn will b e ho s ted b y the City of Georgetown and Catalyst Co mmerc ial on June 16.
The City o f G eo rgeto wn and the Geo rgeto wn Ec o nomic Development Corp o ration (GEDCO) have
p artnered with Catalys t Co mmercial, a lead ing expert in retail rec ruitment, marketing, and strategy to
cond uc t a retail market analysis and create a R etail Strategy and Rec ruitment Plan c us to mized for
Geo rgeto wn. T hrough this p lan, we will meas ure the c urrent retail enviro nment, ad d res s the typ es and
lo catio ns o f retail o utlets that will b e most benefic ial for the c itizens and suc c es s ful for b usines s es , and
create a mo re d ivers ified retail enviro nment in our c o mmunity.
The works hop on June 16 will b e a venue for d o wntown s takeholders to s hare their tho ughts about
Geo rgeto wn’s o p p o rtunities to attrac t and retain retail es tablishments in downtown.
The event is o n T hurs d ay, June 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Friends Room at the Georgetown
Pub lic Library, 402 W. Eighth Street. A light b reakfas t will be p ro vided.
Please RSVP for the wo rksho p by c o ntacting Andreina Davila-Quintero , City of Geo rgeto wn P ro ject
Coordinator, by 5 p.m. o n Tuesday, June 14 at Andreina.Davila@georgeto wn.org or (512) 931-7686.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
none
SUBMITTED BY:
Tina Dunb ar fo r Wayne Reed
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