Main Street Advisory Board

The Regular Meeting of the San Marcos Main Street Advisory Board March 18, 2015 Main Street Program Office – 317 N. LBJ Dr 5:30 P.M. Minutes 1. Call to Order: 5:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call: Debbie Harvey, Gaylord Bose, Jean Baggett, Molly Ann Garcia, Cindy Meyer, Ralph Meyer, Roxie McInnis, Jude Prather, Bill Cunningham, X Ralph Meyer and Jude Prather Staff Present: Kayli Head, Samantha Armbruster, Officer Kye Kennedy Swearing in of new board member Jean Baggett and reappointed members Molly Ann Garcia and Debbie Harvey. 3. Citizen Comment Period 4. Consider Approval of Minutes of February 2015 Meeting: Edit: Debbie Harvey was reappointed. Gaylord Bose motioned to approve, Roxie McInnis seconded. 5. Standing Reports  Engineering Late April for landscaping.  Parking Manager/Patrol Report Large graffiti outside of Black Rabbit. Confrontation involving gun. Zero tolerance and extra pedestrian enforcement not increased yet; getting approval for overtime. Social media outreach slated. Issues with new pedestrian lights. Issues with crossers at midblock.  CVB Samantha gave report: Hotel occupancy up 34.5%. Jan. and Feb up 16.1%. Downtown still in top five of attractions in Web traffic. Working with CVB to host summer training. 6. Chairman’s Discussions: Board retreat is coming up. Welcoming Jean Baggett. 7. Committee Reports a. Design Committee: Samantha gave report a. Sign Grant Application for Bower Bird $2000: Permit not approved yet. Review in April. b. Pedestrian Safety: Directors met to discuss ways to make downtown safer to pedestrians. PD has given recommendation to committee. c. CVB Sub committee: To address aggressive towing on private lots: Education and awareness to property owners (requesting certain services vs. putting spotters); Wayfinding for parking lots; Spotter-free zone campaign for downtown property owners and how it affects downtown.  d. Christmas committee: Final summary was presented to directors. A little over $30,000. Moving forward to City Council during visioning workshop. Would come from city budget; increase to Main Street or PARD TBD. Same vendor as Sights and Sounds. e. Building Upkeep/Fire Safety: Looking at best practices in other cities. Looking at funding for sprinklers in buildings on the Square. Reviewing in Grapevine. f. Downtown Amenities: Complete by mid-April. g. Other Work Plan initiatives: Working on window makeover with Hill Country Humidor. Requesting $500. Using budget for future curb appeal projects and window displays. Using funding from Brick Sale funds. Currently $5,000 in Brick Sale fund. Looking to create parameters for future program. Motion to approve $500 to use on window makeover by Gaylord Bose, Debbie Harvey seconded. Motion carries. b. Promotion a. Upcoming Events – Important Dates: Saturday, March 21st – Corn Dog Day: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28th – Bobcat Build: Need volunteers to direct to quadrants. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cleaning, planting, mulching, weeding of flowerbeds. Friday, April 10th * 5pm – Stamp on San Marcos award in Kissing Alley Tentatively rescheduled. Sate TBD. Award for David Perez who created 78666 mural. April 10-12th – Wine and Art Weekend: Need help with ticket sales. May 15-17th – Swing on the Square: Working with Al Dressen. Gathering and Gospel Brunch have moved to Sunday. Need board members to work welcome booth, supervise children’s booth. Music at Taxi’s, Sean Patricks and the Marc. Gathering and Gospel Brunch tickets may want to be purchased through ad board funds. b. Sponsorships: $6,000 currently; goal is $15,000. c. Advertising d. Other Work Plan initiatives c. Organization a. Board Retreat April 16-18th in Grapevine: Staying at Gaylord Texan;; riding in 18-passenger van; Slated to leave at 1 p.m. Thursday; parking at City Hall. $55 stipend per day for board members. Still planning logistics. Back by 2 p.m. Saturday. b. Summer Main Street Training August 4-7: Working on subcommittees. c. Window Display makeover: d. Upcoming Small Business Training Monday, April 6th – Creating Customer Loyalty: Punch cards, software, word of mouth. d. Economic Restructuring a. Branding: b. Downtown financial institutions: Approximately half of all finanicial institutions are downtown, and 9 are payday loans. Looking at recruiting Credit Union to downtown. Samantha will talk to Chamber of Commerce to layout data and recruit. 8. City Council Report: Jude not present for report. City recognized Main Street for National recognition and Corn Dog Day proclamation. 9. Expenditure Report and Program report from Main Street – Samantha: Review attendance policy. Moving meeting to Wednesday, April 22 after retreat. Will vote on Committee chairs and chair elections next meeting. Budget attached. $2,000 more in the dues account not shown. Professional services include Christmas lights on Square. Will come out on Monday. Sign and awning grant continuing to be funded by CIP account. 10. Adjournment: Adjourn at 6:48 p.m. The City of San Marcos does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to its services, programs, or activities. Individuals who require auxiliary aids and services for this meeting should contact the City of San Marcos ADA Coordinator at 512-393-8000 (voice) or call Texas Relay Service (TRS) by dialing 7-1-1. Requests can also be faxed to 512-393- 8074 or sent by e-mail to ADArequest@sanmarcostx.gov