Hampton Coliseum Citizens Advisory Committee

Hampton Coliseum Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting – September 26, 2017 Attending: (A) = absent Matthew Ballard ( ) Bob Boester ( ) Willie Brown ( ) Lynne Hutton ( ) Asa Jenrette (A) Pam Lawson ( ) Ryan Lowrie ( ) Woody Newman (A) Donte Perry ( ) Patricia Melochick ( ) Terri Vander Vennet ( ) Call to Order/Reading and Approval of Minutes: At 12:05p.m., Chair Boester called the meeting to order. Motion made by Ms. Hutton to approve the minutes of the June 26, 2017 meeting. Ms. Lawson seconded. The motion passed. Chair Report/Announcement: Nothing to Report. Director’s Report: Ms. Vander Vennet stated the month of June ’17 had 14 event days and 12 performances with 74,635 attendees. Events for June were Equipovision, Newport News High School Graduation, Hampton High School Graduation and Hampton Jazz festival. July ’17 had 2 event days and 2 performances with 7,807 attendees. Events for July were WWE Live and Katt Williams. August ’17 had 8 event days and 6 performances with 23,780 attendees. Events for August were Jehovah’s Witnesses Convention. September ’17 had 5 event days and 3 performances with 31,601 attendees. Events for September were Bass Center X (Bassnectar). Statement of Revenues and Expenses for the period ending 6/30/17 shows the Coliseum with a net loss for the 2017 Fiscal Year. Compared to FY16, this is due to a decrease in ticket revenues earned from the Carrie Underwood, Pearl Jam and Amy Schumer events held in FY16. The American Theatre 2017-2018 Season begins October 7 with Sweet Honey in the Rock. The Hurrah Player’s ‘The Lion King Experience’ sold out within two weeks of going on sale. A second show was added, which sold out, and a third was then added which is almost sold out. Ms. Vander Vennet gave an update on current Coliseum CIP projects. Old Business: Chair Boester stated the committee is now going into a closed meeting pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2- 3711 (A)(8) for a consultation with legal counsel regarding specific matters requiring legal advice related to intellectual property and pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711(A)(6) to discuss the investment of public funds where competition or bargaining is involved, where if made public initially, the financial interest of the governmental unit would be adversely affected. A motion of approval was made by Ms. Hutton and seconded by Mr. Perry. A roll call vote was conducted and unanimous consent was given. Doors were closed and closed meeting sign posted. Closed Session Conducted. Ms. Vander Vennet stated it is now appropriate to take a roll call vote and that to the best of our knowledge (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under this chapter, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the Closed Meeting was convened were heard, discussed, or considered in the Closed Meeting. Any member who believes there was a departure from the requirements of subdivisions (i) and (ii) shall so state prior to the roll call vote, indicating the substance of the departure that, in his/her judgement has taken place. Such statements shall be recorded in the minutes. No statements were made. Motion was made by Ms. Hutton and seconded by Mr. Ballard. A roll call vote was conducted and unanimous consent was given. Doors were opened and closed meeting sign removed. Other Business: Chair Boester inquired of the term expiration dates of current members and requested Ms. Vander Vennet contact City Hall for the current Board Bank candidate applications. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 12:48 p.m. Next Meeting: Next Meeting is currently scheduled for Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at 12 noon in the Hampton Coliseum’s Hampton Room. Terri Vander Vennet, Recording Secretary