PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM COMMITTEE

205 Lawrence Street City of Marietta Post Office Box 609 Marietta, Georgia 30061 Meeting Agenda PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM COMMITTEE Michelle Cooper Kelly, Chairman Stuart Fleming, Vice Chair Ruben Sands Monday, May 15, 2017 6:00 PM Council Chamber CALL TO ORDER: BUSINESS: City of Marietta Page 1 Printed on 5/12/2017 4:45:06PM PARKS, RECREATION AND Meeting Agenda May 15, 2017 TOURISM COMMITTEE 20170496 FY2018 Tourism Grants Presentation by the following tourism groups requesting consideration for a grant for the FY2018. City Staff Request - City Services Atlanta Lyric Theatre The Earl Smith Strand Theatre Friends of Brown Park Friends of Brumby Hall Cobb Landmarks Cob NAACP Juneteenth Georgia Symphony Orchestra Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum Marietta Museum of History Marietta Square Branding Project Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square Old Zion Baptist Church Heritage Museum Symphony on the Square GA Metro Dance Theatre Marietta Welcome Center Council member Goldstein disclosed that he is an owner of and a general partner for the Herbert S. Goldstein Family Limited Partnership that owns the Earl Strand Theater at 115-119 North Park Square, Marietta GA. The tenant is Friends of the Strand, Inc. Council member Goldstein also owns the property occupied by and leased to Lyric Theater at West Anderson Street. Council member Goldstein abstains on and will not participate on allocation of funds to the above two (2) entities. Council member Goldstein is or has been a member of: Friends of Brumby Hall, Inc., Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society, Inc., Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art, member or participant of Marietta Square Branding Project, Inc; and the Marietta Museum of History. Council Goldstein’s wife, Elise, is a volunteer in the Georgia Symphony Chorus, which is part of or under Georgia Symphony Orchestra. Mayor Tumlin currently serves as a director of the Marietta Welcome Center and Visitors Bureau. He has served as a director, but is currently not serving, of the following organizations being considered for sponsorships: Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art; Marietta Museum of History, Inc.; and Friends of the Strand, Inc. Additionally, Mayor Tumlin has provided legal services to Friends of the City of Marietta Page 2 Printed on 5/12/2017 4:45:06PM PARKS, RECREATION AND Meeting Agenda May 15, 2017 TOURISM COMMITTEE Strand, Inc. and accounting services to Marietta Museum of History, Inc. Mayor Tumlin has been/is a Member of Brumby Hall, Inc. and Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society. Council member Walker serves on the Friends of Brumby Hall Board. ADJOURNMENT: City of Marietta Page 3 Printed on 5/12/2017 4:45:06PM