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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_MSTAB_03.07.2007Minutes of the Meeting of the Main Street Advisory Board City of Georgetown, Texas Thursday, March 7, 2007 The Main Street Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Thursday , March 7, 2007. Board Members Present: Gordon Baker, chair; Kirk Kriegel, Beverly Adam, Terri Countess, Ellen Davis, Gary Leissner, Janlyn Ross Board Members Absent: Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Tourism Director and Main Street Manager; Cari Miller, CVB Coordinator; Rebecca Rowe, Historic District Planner Minutes Regular Meeting 1.Meeting called to order at 10:02 a.m. by Chair Gordon Baker. 2.Gordon made a motion to nominate Kirk Kriegel as Vice Chair of the Board. Ellen Davis seconded the motion, and it was approved by all present. Gordon then made a motion to elect Ellen as Secretary of the Board. Gary Leissner seconded the motion, and it was approved by all present. 3.Rebecca gave an overview of happenings with HARC. She shared the Main Street streetscape redevelopment plans with the board. These include putting utilities underground, improving sidewalks, more convenient parking and more greenery. The improvements are expected to be completed late this summer. Gordon noted that this is just the beginning of projects to come about as a result of the Downtown Master Plan that was completed in 2003. Rebecca also showed the plans for the building Quenan’s is remodeling on Austin Avenue. Shelly said they plan to apply for a façade grant. Finally, Rebecca said she hopes to start quarterly public training sessions this summer for business owners. The purpose of these sessions would be to answer questions about HARC, the Downtown Overlay District, etc. She distributed a survey to get feedback on which topics are of most interest for these sessions. 4.Gordon asked if there were any revisions to the minutes of the February 7th meeting. Gary had one correction on item #6, change “they” to “that” in the last sentence. Terri made a motion to approve the minutes as revised , and Beverly seconded it. The revised minutes were approved by all present. 5.Cari gave a report on the Red Poppy Festival on behalf of the Promotions Committee. She said sponsorships are currently only at $12,450, and they need $20,000. She offered to send a list of past sponsors. She showed mock-ups of the event poster and t-shirt. 6.Shelly presented her staff report. The board retreat will need to be rescheduled , possibly to April 11. She also distributed several brochures of interest. She explained the upcoming election issue related to alcohol sales downtown and reminded board members that the board is not able to promote this or other election items. She showed some recent ad placements and told members about the 25th anniversary celebration of the Main Street Program , which is scheduled for May 18-19. She said the city received two proposals in response to its RFQ for a media relations specialist. They hope to have a firm/individual selected by the next board meeting. 7.Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.