HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_MSTAB_10.08.2010Minutes of the Meeting of the
Main Street Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Friday, October 8, 2010
The Main Street Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Friday , October 8, 2010.
Board Members Present:
Connie Watson, chair; Mike Burton, secretary; Denise Jimenez, Lucas Adams
Board Members Absent:
Rusty Winkstern
Staff Present:
Eric Lashley, Library Director; Robbie Wyler, Historic District Planner; Shelly Hargrove, Main Street
Manager
Minutes
Regular Meeting
1.The meeting was called to order at 8:40 a.m. by Board Chair Connie Watson.
2.Eric Lashley, Library Director , discussed the goals of the Arts & Culture Board and
asked for a Main Street Advisory Board representative to attend their future
monthly meetings at 4:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at the library.
Lucas was considering.
3.Connie moved to approve the September 10
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minutes. The motion was seconded by
Denise. Minutes approved by three board members , one abstained.
4.Paula Miller with Garden Path Florist & Gifts submitted and discussed her sign
grant application for $340. Denise moved to approve the sign grant , Mike seconded.
Motion approved by all board members present.
Ken Covington with Ken’z Guitars, Accessories and More submitted and presented
his sign grant application for $336.50. Lucas moved to approve the sign grant
application, Connie seconded. Motion approved by all board members present.
4.Bill Hein with His & Her Treasures at112 W. 8
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St. presented a façade grant
application for $454.13 to repair and repaint front façade with the same color
scheme. Rusty moved to accept the façade grant, Judy seconded. Motion approved
by all board members present.
6.Staff Report given by Shelly:
·Reminder about the new Pink Heals 5K race tomorrow (Saturday) at the old fire
station as a fundraiser for the local Breast Cancer Resource Center. National Pink
Heals Tour Stop parade kicks off at 5:30 p.m. next Wednesday, Oct. 13 on Main
St. on the east side of the courthouse.
·Best of Georgetown contest voting is going through the end of the month on
Shop.Georgetown.org . Top three winners in each of the 50 categories will be
announced at November 5’s First Friday in downtown.
7.Committee Reports:
a.Economic Restructuring: Connie mentioned updating the annual action plan
and prioritizing
b.Promotion: Denise reported about getting sponsorship paperwork updated
with possibly Matthew Painter as our sponsorship lead; Todd White
Photography was looked at to be the Swirl photographer to print souvenir
photos on site; board photo in front of Palace Theatre Annex building for
façade grant check will be 1 p.m. on Monday.
c.Design: no report
d.Organization: no report
e.Joint Arts & Culture: Eric Lashley reported earlier in meeting.
8.The meeting was adjourned at 9:43 a.m. The next meeting is set for November 5
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