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MAIN STREET ADVISORY BOARD MTG. MINUTES
6:00 P.M. – MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013
EL MONUMENTO, 205 W. 2ND ST.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
Board Members Present: Linda McCalla, Marcy Urban, David Kellerman,
Jim Wilson and Cindy Harrington
Board Member Absent: Julie Laderach and Amanda Parr
City Staff Present: Shelly Hargrove, Main Street Manager; Matt
Synatschk, Historic Planner; Jack Daly, Exec.
Assistant
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:07 p.m. by Board Chair David Kellerman.
2. Cindy moved to approve the November 15th board meeting minutes, Jim
seconded. All board members present approved (4-0, Marcy was not present).
3. Matt gave the HARC update. The Tribal Impressions building’s façade
renovation at 108 W. 8th St. was approved by HARC at the December meeting. He
will be bringing the final draft of the Downtown Master Plan to the board in
January in the hopes that they give a positive recommendation for city council
approval. Avalon Monuments has not resubmitted their sign application.
4. Committee Reports:
a. Economic Restructuring: Jim reported that Breakfast Bites was a success
with around 65 people attending. Small Business Saturday on November 30
was also a success and promoted very well. Participants included All Things
Kids, the CVB, and the Chamber. The dedication of the Three Legged Willie
statue and the Lighting of the Square all helped to contribute to a successful
Black Friday. The Southwestern pep rally and homecoming parade is
scheduled to be an annual event. Next year they would like to have local
businesses sponsor floats in the parade.
The February 19th Breakfast Bites will potentially preview and educate
people on the upcoming X-Games in Austin.
b. Promotion: Cindy reported that Ladies Night Out was a success. They will
be having a wrap-up meeting, but over 270 bags were sold, which is great
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for a first-time event. Next year the board needs to work on promoting
businesses off the square.
Swirl has 8 or 9 participating businesses. The board will be working the first
of January to recruit more. Focus magazine will be doing a story on the
Swirl. The board also needs to discuss future Main Street Star Award
recipients.
c. Design: David reported that there are approximately 50 holiday ornaments
and 223 calendars left. The current feedback from the calendars is that
people do not like the people posed in them and many people do not know
who the people in the calendar are.
The Light Up the Square fund at Chisholm Trail has approximately $16,000.
That coupled with other fundraisers should cover the board’s share of the
fundraising.
The board will soon be launching a call for artist for the mural program.
d. Organization: David reported that the board needs to recruit strong
committee members up to the board to replace Linda.
6. Shelly reported that she heard the Lighting of the Square was a success from the
merchants. Several board members flipped switches at the event and heard it was
a great weekend for merchants. Several people had concerns about the sound
system and not being able to hear.
Upcoming events to remember are the January 15 Downtown Low-Down at
Roots and the next advisory board meeting is on January 10th.
7. David moved to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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Marcy Urban, Board Secretary Date
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David Kellerman, Board Chair Date