HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_MSTAB_12.08.2016 VitalityNotice of Meeting for the
Main Street Adv isory Board Economic Vitality Subcommittee
of the City of Georgetown
December 8, 2016 at 9:00 AM
at Visitors Center Conference Room, 103 W. 7th St.
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Legislativ e Regular Agenda
A Introduction and dis c ussion 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
December 8, 2016
SUBJECT:
Intro d uc tion and d is cus s io n o n the 2016-17 S trategic 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. Summary of Breakfast Bites
(11/16) Michaela Dolla r, E co Dev Mgr. & Andrein a Qu intero, Project Coord inator
· 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/Valerie)
· Promote via soc ial med ia – (Valerie)
· 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 (Bill)
· Review b ro chure on a q uarterly b as is and up d ate for next p rinting – (Jeff)
· Results fro m City Counc il wo rksho p – Faç ad e & Sign Grant P ro gram (Shelly)
c ) Sup p o rt and p romote downto wn bus inesses
· Continue 3rd Monday mo volunteer lunc heons and s elect restaurant lo catio ns
(Wild fire Res taurant) in ad vanc e to notify the Main Street Ad vis ory Board and
C o mmittee members (Vic ki)
· 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 S p ringtime (Karen)
d) Co mmunicate with d o wntown b usines s and pro p erty owners and maintain the
downto wn datab as e, shift to DGA (all)
· Strategy 2: Raising awareness and funding for Georgetown Main Street Projects
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
(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, January(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)
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· 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
downto wns that us e arts as an ec o nomic develo p ment tool to gain new id eas . (all)
· 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 . (Kevin)
· Contac t lo cal media to get positive coverage o f p ilo t s tud ent program (Kevin)
· Evaluate pilot stud ent program and make c hanges as needed (Kevin)
· Disc uss p o s s ib le mo ve to Organization Co mmittee (all)
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
· Meet with So uthwes tern University s taff and fac ulty to continue hosting pep
rallies,
Attendance at athletic events and invo lvement o f students 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)
· Next meetin g tb d d u e to Christmas Holid a ys.(Jim)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
December 8, 2016
SUBJECT:
Staff Rep o rt
ITEM SUMMARY:
Down town Low Down Meetin g – Wed , Jan. 18 @ R oots; T DA Annual Board R etreat – Ja n . 1 9 -2 0 ;
Texas Main S treet N ew Ma n a g er Train ing – Ja n . 2 4 -2 5
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
December 8, 2016
SUBJECT:
Adjourn
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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