HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_MSTAB_08.12.2016Notice of Meeting for the
Main Street Adv isory Board
of the City of Georgetown
August 12, 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 approval of the July 8th and 15th board meeting minutes
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 on Open Meetings requirements fo r c ity board memb ers – C harlie McNab b , City Atto rney
D Dis cus s ion and pos s ible actio n regarding progres s on Co mmittee Reports :
E 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.
____________________________________
S helley No wling, City Sec retary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
August 12, 2016
SUBJECT:
Disc ussion and p o s s ib le ac tion regard ing app ro val o f the July 8th and 15th b o ard meeting minutes
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
August 12, 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
August 12, 2016
SUBJECT:
Disc ussion on Op en Meetings req uirements for c ity b o ard members – Charlie Mc Nabb, City Attorney
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
August 12, 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, Karen):
· Breakfas t Bites – Au g. 17 with Den ton ; Nov. 1 6 with Ja son Claunch a t Cata lyst
· Up d ated Downto wn G uide – printed and d istributed q u a rterly
· 3rd Mo nday Main Street Lunc h at 600 Degrees – Aug u st 15
· Real Es tate Training – complete S ep tember and Febru a ry 2 0 1 7
· Do wntown d atabase – ch eck-in month ly
· F açade & Sign Grant p hoto s at Do wntown Low-Down – Octob er 1 9
· P artner with CVB, HARC and Arts & Culture Bo ards to vis it s ucc es s ful Texas
d o wntowns – check-in quarterly
· Evaluate p ilo t s tud ent p ro gram and make changes - complete S ep tember
· Co llege Town Committee – a tten d bi-month ly meetings and ma rket SU specia l
even ts
· Up d ates o n o ther ac tio n p lan p ro jects
b) Organization (Cindy, Blake):
· Maintain GMSP webs ite – check-in mon thly
· Review and up d ate s oc ial media s trategy – complete N ovember/December
· P ro d uc e Tab le on Main o n Octo b er 2 – ch eck-in mon thly
· Dis cus s Tab le on Main event p age text and s p o nsors hip letter -Ta ylor
· Co ntinue vo lunteer rec ruitment for b o ard and c o mmittees –ch eck-in month ly
· Increase invo lvement with other d o wntown/community organizatio ns:
· Explore o p p o rtunities to have more community-wide ac tivities downto wn – ch eck-in
month ly
· Co mmunicate and c ollaborate with other city b o ard and lo cal o rganization
liais o ns /chairs – ch eck-in mon thly
· Ad s upport pilot program p ro p o s al and bud get – com p lete July
· Enc o urage downto wn b us ines s /property o wners to ap p ly fo r annual TDA
Pres ident’s Awards – comp lete Ju ly
· Up d ates o n o ther ac tio n p lan p ro jects
c ) Design (Taylor, JJ):
· Review exis ting wayfind ing s ignage and up d ate as needed –ch eck-in month ly
· Organize a light walk for b o ard members to id entify areas o f improvement – sta rt
Novemb er
· Utilize existing ADA Student and d evelop o utreach p lan – check-in mon thly
· S tud y and d evelop a p lan ad d res s ing safety in d o wnto wn –check-in mon thly
· S tay info rmed about the Aus tin Ave. Brid ge p ro ject – check-in mon thly
· Ins tall unifo rm signage in vac ant downto wn build ings – check-in mon thly
· Determine final ornament d es ign, numb er ordered and box c o lo rs to plac e order
– comp lete Au g u st
· Advertise, market and c ro s s promote 2016 o rnament – complete Decemb er
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· Revise o nline entry form for holiday window lighting c ontes t –comp lete Septemb er
· Dis tribute fo rms – start Octob er
· Review F açade and Sign Grant p ro gram p ro cess – ch eck-in month ly
· Up d ates o n o ther ac tio n p lan p ro jects
· Develop p lan fo r plac ement o f downto wn gateways – ch eck-in month ly
· Up d ates o n o ther ac tio n p lan p ro jects
d) Promotion (Vicki):
· P res ent Main Street Star Award as needed – ch eck-in as needed
· Organizing and p ro d uc ing annual Geo rgeto wn Swirl: determine venue fo r
regis tration/VIP – complete Septemb er
· Determine S wirl s p o ns o rs hip levels and p rint broc hure –complete S ep tember
· Co o rd inate Shop Small/ho lid ay hours c amp aign and Small Bus ines s S aturd ay event
o n Nov. 26 with DGA and Chamber: d ecide theme and c o ordinate graphics, advertising,
s o c ial med ia, giveaways and med ia exp o s ure – comp lete Sep tember
· Dis cus s Goodsho p ap p for s mall bus inesses with Georgetown as beta tes t s ite - JJ
· Explore and p ro d uc e c ooperative ad vertis ing opportunities s uch as a downto wn
c oup o n b o o k and extended/weekend ho urs campaign –ch eck-in mon thly
Up d ates o n o ther ac tion p lan p ro jects
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
August 12, 2016
SUBJECT:
Disc ussion and p o s s ib le ac tion regard ing Staff R ep o rt
ITEM SUMMARY:
S U’s Pa rent’s Weeken d – August 1 3 -1 4; Ma in S treet Mon thly Lu n ch – Au g u st 15 a t 6 0 0 Degrees
exp a n sion ; Quarterly B rea kfast Bites Mtg . – 8 a .m. Wed, Au g 17 a t L ibra ry’s Friends Room; Best of
Georgetown, T X con test – sh op.g eorgetown.org – mon th of Septemb er; “F a n tasy & Reality” – th ru
August 21 a n d “Texas Meta lsmith s” Aug. 26-Sept. 2 6 at Georg etown Art C en ter; Music on the
S q u a re series (every Friday n ight th roug h Au g u st)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Main Street Advisory Board
August 12, 2016
SUBJECT:
Adjourn
ITEM SUMMARY:
Set agenda items for Septemb er 9th? b o ard meeting/Adjourn
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
NA
SUBMITTED BY:
Shelly Hargrove
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