HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_MSTAB_04.11.2007Minutes of the Meeting of the
Main Street Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The Main Street Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , April 11, 2007.
Board Members Present:
Gordon Baker, chair; Kirk Kriegel, vice chair; Ellen Davis, secretary; Gary Leissner, Janlyn Ross
Board Members Absent:
Beverly Adam, Terri Countess
Staff Present:
Shelly Hargrove, Tourism Director and Main Street Manager; Rebecca Rowe, Historic District Planner
Minutes
Regular Meeting
1.Meeting called to order at 8:15 a.m. by Chair Gordon Baker.
2.Kirk made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 11 meeting and Janlyn
seconded it. The minutes were approved by all present.
3.Rebecca Rowe passed around drawings of projects that have recently been
approved by HARC. These included new signs for the Whitestone Tire Center at
1007 S. Austin Ave., Linda McCalla Interiors at 605 S. Church St., the Collector in the
former Williamson Co. Art Guild Building, Yoga Sol at 809 S. Main St., and
American Homepatient at 501 Austin Ave. The board also discussed plans for the
property at Church and 9th Streets and the new Monument Café at 500 Austin Ave.
The historic but dilapidated house currently at Church and 9th streets is going to be
moved to make way for a new office and B&B. The new Monument Café is going to
have a 26-foot “biotower composter” that is supposed to be the first of its kind in the
country.
4.Shelly presented her staff report. She said Larry McCormick would like to
develop the alley behind businesses on 8th Street to be a courtyard featuring artists.
He wants to present his plan to us at our next meeting. Shelly also showed a new
cooperative shopping guide that is being done with Salado and Round Rock. She
said the city seemed receptive to funding a marketing campaign to promote
downtown businesses. Shelly also said she has hired Margie Ranc of Ranc Associates
to focus on outreach to travel and tourism publications. Shelly mentioned the
tentative service line budget recommendations from the city manager for the 2007-08
fiscal year. She said the board’s request for an additional director position for either
the Main Street Program or the CVB was turned down , however, $25,000 total for
the façade grant program and $15,000 for downtown lights (i.e. Christmas) was
recommended.
5.Janlyn said the May 11 event for military spouses from Fort Hood went well.
About 150 spouses came to Wolf Ranch. Janlyn also asked members to sign up to
work at the ice cream social at the city council chambers the afternoon of Saturday ,
May 19. This is part of the Main Street 25th anniversary.
6.Meeting adjourned at 9:20 a.m. The next meeting is scheduled for June 13.