HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_MSTAB_11.11.2016Notice of Meeting for the
Main Street Adv isory Board
of the City of Georgetown
Nov ember 11, 2016 at 8:30 AM
at Williamson County Courthouse, 2nd Floor North Conference Room, 710 S. Main St.
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Legislativ e Regular Agenda
A Dis cus s ion and pos s ible actio n regarding Main S treet F açade Fund grant applic ation – Karl Meixsell –
Stromberg -Hoffman B ldg, 718 S . Austin Ave. and 2 0 9 W. 8th St. – Taylo r Kid d , Bo ard Chair
B Dis cus s ion and pos s ible actio n o n updates fo r the Histo ric Preservation Program and Do wntown Projec ts
– Matt Synats c hk, His toric P lanner
C Dis cus s ion and pos s ible actio n regarding progres s on Co mmittee Reports :
D Dis cus s ion and pos s ible actio n regarding S taff Report
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
November 11, 2016
SUBJECT:
Disc ussion and p o s s ib le ac tion regard ing Main Street Faç ad e F und grant ap p lic atio n – Ka rl Meixsell –
S tromb erg -Hoffma n Bld g , 7 1 8 S. Au stin Ave. a n d 209 W. 8 th S t. – Taylor Kidd, Board Chair
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Karl Meixs ell Grant Applicants Cover Memo
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
November 11, 2016
SUBJECT:
Disc ussion and p o s s ib le ac tion on up d ates for the His toric P res ervatio n Pro gram and Downto wn Pro jects
– Matt Synats c hk, His to ric Planner
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
November 11, 2016
SUBJECT:
Disc ussion and p o s s ib le ac tion regard ing pro gres s o n Committee Reports :
ITEM SUMMARY:
a) Economic Vitality (Jim Wilson, Karen Curry, Committee Co-Chairs):
· Breakfas t Bites – Wed , Nov. 16 on Reta il Strateg y
· Up d ated Do wntown Guide – printed a n d distrib u ted q u a rterly
· 3rd Mond ay Main Street Lunc h at Wild fire – Novemb er 2 1
· Real Es tate Training – complete Febru a ry 2 0 1 7
· Do wnto wn datab as e – ch eck-in monthly
· Façade & S ign Grant p hoto s at Do wnto wn Lo w-Do wn – Ja n u a ry 18
· Partner with CVB, HARC and Arts & Culture Boards to visit succ es s ful Texas d o wntowns –
Review San Marc o s Visit - ch eck-in q u a rterly
· Evaluate pilot s tudent p ro gram and make c hanges - complete S ep tem b er
· Co llege To wn Co mmittee – a tten d bi-mon thly meetings and ma rket S U sp ecial events
· Up d ates on other actio n p lan p ro jects
b ) Promotion (Vicki Jackimiec, Chair):
· Organizing and producing annual Georgetown Swirl: determine venue for regis tration/VIP – complete
S ep tember
· Determine Swirl s pons o rs hip levels and print b ro chure – comp lete S ep tember
· Pres ent Main Street Star Award as need ed – check-in as needed
· Co o rdinate Sho p S mall/ho lid ay hours c ampaign and Small Busines s Saturday event on No v. 26 with
DGA and Chamber: d ecide theme and c o o rdinate graphics, advertising, soc ial med ia, giveaways and media
exposure – comp lete Septemb er
· Explore and produce cooperative advertis ing o p p o rtunities such as a d o wntown coup o n b o o k and
extended/weekend ho urs campaign – check-in month ly
· Up d ates on other actio n p lan p ro jects
c) Organization (Cindy Harrington, Blake Nicholson, Committee Co-Chairs):
· Review Table o n Main o n Octo b er 2
· Co ntinue volunteer rec ruitment for board and committees – check-in month ly
· Increas e involvement with other d o wnto wn/c o mmunity organizatio ns – ch eck-in month ly
· Explore opportunities to have more co mmunity-wide activities downtown – check-in mon thly
· Co mmunic ate and collaborate with other c ity board and lo cal o rganizatio n liais o ns/chairs – ch eck-in
month ly
· Ad support pilot program proposal and bud get – complete Ju ly
· Maintain GMSP website – check-in m onth ly
· Review and update soc ial media s trategy – comp lete November/Decemb er
· Up d ates on other actio n p lan p ro jects
d ) Design (Taylor Kidd, JJ Parker, Committee Co-Chairs):
· Review exis ting wayfind ing signage and update as needed – check-in month ly
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· Organize a light walk for b o ard memb ers to identify areas o f improvement – start Novemb er
· Utilize exis ting ADA Study and develop o utreach plan – ch eck-in mon thly
· Stay informed ab o ut the Austin Ave. Bridge projec t – check-in month ly
· Ins tall uniform s ignage in vac ant downtown b uildings – check-in month ly
· Determine final o rnament d es ign and numb er ordered to p lace o rd er – comp lete Au g u st
· Ad vertis e, market and cross p ro mo te 2016 o rnament – comp lete Decemb er
· Revise online entry fo rm for holiday wind o w lighting contest – comp lete Septemb er
· Dis trib ute forms – start Octob er
· Review Faç ad e and S ign Grant p ro gram proc es s – ch eck-in monthly
· Develo p plan for p lacement o f downtown gateways – ch eck-in monthly
· Up d ates on other actio n p lan p ro jects
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
November 11, 2016
SUBJECT:
Disc ussion and p o s s ib le ac tion regard ing Staff R ep o rt
ITEM SUMMARY:
Best of Georg etown, T X Contest review; Texas Downtown Revitalization C onferen ce in Killeen –
Novemb er 8-11 ; Breakfa st Bites City’s Development & Reta il Strategy – 8 a .m. on Wed, Nov. 1 6 @
Frien d s Room; Month ly Ma in S treet Lunch @ Wild fire – Nov. 21; S ip & Stroll Ladies Nig h t Ou t – 5 -
9 p.m. on T h u rs, Nov. 17; Lig h tin g of th e Square – Dusk on Friday, N ov. 2 5 ; Small B u sin ess
S a turday’s Go B IG, S h op S ma ll…Daytripper Style! – Nov. 2 6 – 1 0 a.m. – 2 p.m. sta rting a t the
Visitor Info Center a n d endin g at Burger Un iversity
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
November 11, 2016
SUBJECT:
Adjourn
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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