HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_MSTAB_04.06.2016 PromotionsNotice of Meeting for the
Main Street Adv isory Board Promotions Subcommittee
of the City of Georgetown
April 6, 2016 at 4:30 PM
at Visitors Center Conference Room, 103 W. 7th St.
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Legislativ e Regular Agenda
A Dis cus s Committee Memb er Expec tations and P o tential 2016/2017 Action P lan Items: Brainsto rm and
Inp ut
B Report on progress on the 2015-16 Strategic Action Plan Items:
· Goal 1: Attracting & Retaining a Healthy Business Mix
a) Bring attention to partic ip ating d o wntown b usines s es with Main Street Stars awards at
Do wntown Low Do wn meetings and Swirl’s To as t o f the To wn Award s
b ) Dis cus s io n on any p o tential new Main Street volunteer rec ruits
· Goal 2: Raising Awareness and Funding for Main Street Program Projects
a) Disc ussion on p o tential p ro jects for the Promotio ns Committee in 2016-2017
b ) Inc reas e awarenes s and funding fo r the Faç ade Grant P ro gram with the annual
Geo rgeto wn Swirl
Review final numb ers fo r 2016 Geo rgeto wn Swirl
Announc e/Recruit Co-Chairs for 2017 Georgetown S wirl
Organize and produce Georgetown Swirl event on Marc h 4, 2017
c) Increase awarenes s and fund ing for the Light Up the Square P ro gram with the
annual Ladies Nite Out
d) Inc reas e awareness of grant p ro gram thro ugh grant c hec ks p res entations to rec ip ients
and post on soc ial media and c ity web s ite: Up d ate o n pho tos and s ched ules
· Goal 3: Promoting Downtown’s Image as a Signature Destination
a) Promote Main Street events o n s o cial med ia, free mo nthly pub licatio ns, online
event lis tings
b ) Encourage board and committee memb ers to “like” and share downto wn and
Main Street Fac eb o ok pos ts on their p ers o nal s o cial media p ages
c) Explore & produc e cooperative ad vertis ing o p p o rtunities
C Staff Report
Downtown S takeholder Survey; Downtown West Public Mtg. – 5 :3 0-7 p .m. on T h u rsd a y, Ap ril 7 ;
Quarterly Downtown L ow Down Mtg. – 8:30 a .m., Wed , April 13; Downtow n Ft. Worth Visit - April
15-17; 3rd Monday Ma in S treet Lu n ch – 11:30 a .m. on Ap ril 1 8 ; Red Pop p y Festiva l April 22-24;
Na tional Ma in S treets Con ference in Milw a u kee - Ma y 22-25
D Set agenda items fo r next meeting
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Adjournment
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.
____________________________________
S helley No wling, City Sec retary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
April 6, 2016
SUBJECT:
Disc uss Committee Member Exp ectations and Potential 2016/2017 Ac tion Plan Items : Brains torm and Inp ut
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
April 6, 2016
SUBJECT:
Report on progress on the 2015-16 Strategic Action Plan Items:
· Goal 1: Attracting & Retaining a Healthy Business Mix
a) Bring attentio n to p artic ipating downto wn bus inesses with Main S treet S tars awards at
Downto wn Lo w Down meetings and S wirl’s Toast of the Town Awards
b) Disc ussion on any potential new Main Street vo lunteer recruits
· Goal 2: Raising Awareness and Funding for Main Street Program Projects
a) Dis cus s io n o n potential projec ts fo r the Promotions C o mmittee in 2016-2017
b) Increase awarenes s and fund ing for the Façade Grant Program with the annual
Georgetown Swirl
R eview final numbers fo r 2016 Georgetown Swirl
Anno unce/Rec ruit Co -Chairs fo r 2017 Geo rgeto wn Swirl
Organize and p ro d uc e Geo rgeto wn S wirl event o n March 4, 2017
c ) Inc reas e awarenes s and funding fo r the Light Up the S q uare Program with the
annual Lad ies Nite Out
d ) Increase awarenes s of grant program through grant c hec ks pres entatio ns to recipients
and p o s t o n s o cial med ia and c ity webs ite: Update on photo s and s c hedules
· Goal 3: Promoting Downtown’s Image as a Signature Destination
a) P ro mo te Main Street events on soc ial media, free monthly p ublic ations , o nline
event listings
b) Enc o urage board and c o mmittee members to “like” and s hare d o wntown and
Main S treet F acebook pos ts o n their personal soc ial med ia pages
c ) Exp lo re & produc e c o o p erative advertising o pportunities
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
April 6, 2016
SUBJECT:
Staff Report
Down town Sta keh old er S u rvey; Down town West P u b lic Mtg . – 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, April 7;
Qu a rterly Dow n town Low Down Mtg . – 8:3 0 a.m., Wed, Ap ril 1 3 ; Down town F t. Worth Visit - Ap ril 15-
1 7 ; 3rd Mond a y Main Street Lunch – 11:30 a.m. on April 18; Red Pop py F estival Ap ril 2 2 -2 4 ;
Nation a l Main Streets Conferen ce in Milwaukee - May 2 2 -2 5
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
April 6, 2016
SUBJECT:
Set agenda items for next meeting
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
April 6, 2016
SUBJECT:
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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