May 11, 2020 Agenda — original pdf

Special Meeting of the Tourism Commission May 11, 2020 Tourism Commission to be held May 11, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (May 10, 2020). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the May 11, 2020 Tourism Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512.404.4022 or felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live TOURISM COMMISSION MAY 11, 2020 AND 10:00 AM OF MEETING VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Alta Alexander (D-1) Edward Bailey (D-3) Bill Bunch (D-5) John Riedie (D-7) Brian Rodgers (D-9) Catlin Whitington (Mayoral) CALL TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. February 10, 2020 Vanessa Fuentes (D-2) Rachel Magee (D-4) Scott Joslove (D-6) Lois Rodriguez (D-8) Mike Cannatti (D-10) AGENDA 2. NEW BUSINESS The Commission may discuss and take action on the following agenda items: a. Report from City of Austin outlining the YTD Hotel Occupancy Tax Collection, current balance and projected annual collections in the following funds i. Cultural Arts ii. Historic Preservation iii. Live Music Fund relation to Covid 19 b. Visit Austin update on state of the industry and current marketing strategies in 3. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The Commission may discuss and take possible action to request information and identify future agenda items, topics, or presentation: ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications …