HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_MSTAB_10.13.2016 VitalityNotice of Meeting for the
Main Street Adv isory Board Economic Vitality Subcommittee
of the City of Georgetown
October 13, 2016 at 9:00 AM
at Visitors Center Conference Room, 103 W. 7th St.
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Legislativ e Regular Agenda
A Rep o rt on progres s on the 2016-17 Strategic Actio n Plan Items :
B Staff Repo rt
Adjournment
Ad jo urn
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
Main Street Advisory Board
October 13, 2016
SUBJECT:
Report on pro gres s o n the 2016-17 Strategic Ac tion P lan Items:
ITEM SUMMARY:
· Strategy 1: Attracting & Retaining a Healthy Business Mix
a) Help strengthen and retain current bus inesses by c o ntinuing quarterly Breakfas t
Bites trainings and o ther s mall bus iness works hops
· Disc ussion of Breakfas t Bites (Novemb er) – Mich a ela Dollar, E co Dev Mgr.
· Disc uss top d o wn fo rum trend s and list potential topic s (S urvey) – (Karen)
· Confirm speakers fo r Breakfas t b ites p res entation – (Karen)
· Promote via soc ial med ia – (Kevin)
· Design p ro mo tional materials fo ur weeks prior to event – (Jim/Karen)
· Reac h o ut to new downto wn bus iness o wners to attend – (all)
b) As s is t p o tential/new b us ines s owners to d o wnto wn and make them aware o f
the city p ermitting proc es s and inc entive o p p o rtunities
· Distrib ute new b roc hures to bloc k as s ignments , Breakfas t Bites meetings, Visitor
C enter and Chamber (Kevin)
· Review b ro chure on a q uarterly b as is and up d ate for next p rinting – (Jeff)
· Participate in City Counc il wo rksho p Oc tober 25 – F açade & Sign Grant
P ro gram
c ) Sup p o rt and p romote downto wn bus inesses
· Continue 3rd Monday monthly volunteer lunc heo ns and s elect restaurant
loc ations
El Monumento in ad vanc e to no tify the Main Street Advis o ry Bo ard and Co mmittee
members (Karen)
· Assign Blo ck c aptain p o s itions and offer training to new participants (Jim)
· Develo p & ho s t a real es tate b ro ker informal s es s ion in F eb ruary (Karen)
d) Co mmunicate with d o wntown b usines s and pro p erty owners thro ugh a
maintained downto wn databas e
· Communic ate with bloc k captains to get up d ated c o ntact info rmation on eac h
downto wn property & extend ed ho urs if availab le (Vic ki)
· Maintain the downtown d atabase(Vic ki)
· Strategy 2: Raising awareness and funding for Georgetown Main Street Projects
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a) Promote F açade & S ign Grant Program to bus iness and property o wners
· Keep o ngo ing list o f c o mp leted façade and s ign rec ipients and s ched ule
up coming d ates fo r c hec k pres entatio ns at q uarterly Do wntown Low Do wn Meetings ,
Oct. 19 – 1 Ha p p y Basket, S ea son s F loral (Jeff)
· Sc hedule date a week in ad vance and p rinting of large c hec k. Invite Main Street
vo lunteers to attend q uarterly Do wntown Low Do wn Meeting (Jeff)
· Confirm pho tographer a week in advanc e and pro mo te the program by posting
pho tos o n s o cial med ia and webs ites (Jeff)
· Strategy 3: Promoting downtown’s unique image as a vibrant, diverse and inclusive
destination
a) Promote and sup p ort downto wn as a Cultural Distric t b y us ing the arts for
ec o nomic develo p ment
· Partner with CVB, HAR C and Arts & Culture Bo ard s to vis it s uc cessful Texas
(S an Marcos) Friday, Oc to b er 21 d o wntowns that use arts as an econo mic
develo p ment to o l to gain new id eas (Jim)
· Coordinate with Arts & C ulture Bo ard , Geo rgetown ISD and S U to p ro mo te
s tudent Pop-up Perfo rmanc es , pla n n ed performances rema inin g . (Valerie/Kevin)
· Contac t lo cal media to get positive coverage o f p ilo t s tud ent program (Valerie)
· Evaluate pilot stud ent program and make c hanges as needed (Valerie)
b) Enc o urage and p ro mo te Geo rgeto wn as a College Town
· Attend b i-mo nthly College To wn Co mmittee meetings to continue to d evelop
partnership s with So uthwes tern University, Oct. 27 n ext meeting.(Jim/Valerie)
· Meet with So uthwes tern University s taff and fac ulty to continue hosting pep
rallies, ho mecoming p arades and tours in downto wn (Jim)
· Co mmunicate and market with downto wn partners about Southwestern
Univers ity spec ial event d ates as well as p ublic ize via so c ial med ia and web s ites
(Jim/Valerie)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
October 13, 2016
SUBJECT:
Staff Rep o rt
ITEM SUMMARY:
Georgetown Art Hop exh ibit – Sept. 3 0 –Oct. 29; Qu a rterly Downtown Low Dow n Mtg . – 8:30 a .m.,
Wed , Oct. 19 at Roots B istro; 3rd Mon d a y Ma in S treet L u n ch – Oct. 17 at El Mon u men to; City Vendor
Foru m at th e Chamber – 1 -3 p.m. a t Cham b er; Down town S a n Marcos Visit – Oct. 2 1 ; Best of
Georgetown , T X w inners a n n ounced Thursd a y, N ov. 3 at Union on 8 th; SU F ootball S h ows a t 6 p.m.
every Thursda y. at Uptown Social; Texa s Downtow n Revitaliza tion Conferen ce – Nov. 8-11 in Killeen
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
October 13, 2016
SUBJECT:
Adjourn
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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