Tourism Commission Board February 14, 2022, at 3 pm City Hall Board and Commissions Room 1101 301 W. Second St. Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the Tourism Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Alta Alexander Ed Bailey Bill Bunch John Riedie District 9 Vacant Mayoral Vacant Greg Chanon Rachel Magee Ken Smith Lois Rodriguez Mike Cannatti AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. a. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register contact Felicia Ojeda, 512.404.4022 or felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. March 8, 2021 b. May 10, 2021 2. NEW BUSINESS The Commission may discuss and take action on the following agenda items: a. Introduce new Board members b. Discussion and possible action to set meeting schedule for 2022 c. Discussion and update our appointed members of the Parks and Environment Working Group d. Update from staff on expansion contracted underway, with whom and how much, any timeline of "next steps” and discussion and possible action related to the convention center. e. Discussion and possible action on the previously created TPID working group f. Report on actions and current work of the Downtown Commission related to the convention center and consider and take possible action relating to coordinating with the Downtown Commission and/or Music Commission on convention center issues. g. Set agenda items for subsequent meetings, including recurring items, and make information requests to staff in support of those items. h. Election of a Presiding Officer 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 and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) …
Tourism Commission Board February 14, 2022, at 3 pm City Hall Board and Commissions Room 1101 301 W. Second St. Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the Tourism Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for contact Felicia Ojeda, 512.404.4022 or felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov remote participation. To register CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Alta Alexander Ed Bailey Bill Bunch John Riedie District 9 Vacant Mayoral Vacant CALL TO ORDER Greg Chanon Rachel Magee Ken Smith Lois Rodriguez Mike Cannatti REVISED AGENDA CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. March 8, 2021 b. May 10, 2021 2. NEW BUSINESS The Commission may discuss and take action on the following agenda items: a. Introduce new Board members b. Discussion and possible action to set meeting schedule for 2022 c. Discussion and update our appointed members of the Parks and Environment Working Group d. Update from staff on expansion contracted underway, with whom and how much, any timeline of "next steps” and discussion and possible action related to the convention center. e. Discussion and possible action on the previously created TPID working group f. Report on actions and current work of the Downtown Commission related to the convention center and consider and take possible action relating to coordinating with the Downtown Commission and/or Music Commission on convention center issues. g. Set agenda items for subsequent meetings, including recurring items, and make information requests to staff in support of those items. h. Election of a Presiding Officer 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 and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) …
• Staff Update Item 2d- Tourism Commission Meeting February 14, 2022 Item 2d. Update from staff on expansion contracted underway, with whom and how much, any timeline of "next steps” and discussion and possible action related to the convention center. In August 2019, the Austin City Council authorized an increase in the municipal hotel occupancy tax rate (HOT) from 9% to 11% in support of an redevelopment and expansion of the Austin Convention Center. Following Council’s approval of the 2% HOT increase, Convention Center staff worked toward a Master Plan Update and an Economic Impact study to confirm the viability of an expansion. These reports were released in August 2020 and were presented to Council in September of that year. On June 10, 2021 the Austin City Council approved the Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) method of contracting as the delivery method of best value to the City for the Convention Center expansion project which would demolish and rebuild portions of the existing Austin Convention Center and construct new elements for a facility expansion. In tandem to this item, Council passed Resolution 20210610-096, which provides further direction for elements to include in the RFQ for architectural/engineering services, including directing that representatives from the Center for Sustainable Development at University of Texas Study, the Palm District, The Downtown Austin Alliance, and the Waterloo Greenway be included in the evaluation panel for the RFQ, in addition to City staff. The Convention Center Expansion Team and consultants have finalized the RFQ and continues to make progress on the many remaining facets of the redevelopment project. The team is currently working with the Austin Convention Enterprises (ACE) Board and President to pursue a resolution to an “event of default” clause contained in ACE’s Hilton Austin Hotel bond indentures that is anticipated to be triggered by the temporary closure of the Convention Center during construction. ACE is a public facilities corporation created by the City of Austin to own, finance (including issuing debt) and operate the Hilton Austin Hotel. Once a resolution is achieved with regards to this matter, the RFQ will be released. The financial impact of the temporary closure of the Convention Center will have on Hilton Austin Hotel revenues is a critical issue because ACE bonds are wholly supported by the revenues generated by the hotel. Should the Commission request, we are pleased to present on the redevelopment and expansion project at …
Tourism Commission February 14, 2022 - 3 pm Hybrid via Video Conferencing and City Hall Board and Commissions Room 1101 301 W. Second St. Austin, Texas 78701 MINUTES In Attendance: Alta Alexander Greg Chanon Ed Bailey Rachel Magee Bill Bunch Ken Smith John Riedie Lois Rodriguez Mike Cannatti Staff and Other In Attendance: Felicia Ojeda, Austin Convention Center Department, Staff liaison Laura Templeton, Commissioner of the Downtown Commission Anne-Charlotte Patterson, Chair of the Music Commission AGENDA 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER a. Meeting called to order at 3:03 pm by Vice Chair, Rachel Magee 2. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: a. No Public Communications 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the March 8, 2021, minutes. i. Commissioner Rodriguez moved to approve the March 8, 2021, minutes, seconded by Commissioner Smith ii. All commissioners approved the March 8, 2021 minutes. (Commissioners Alexander, Chanon, Bailey, Magee, Bunch, Smith, Riedie, Rodriguez, and Cannatti) b. Approval of the May 10, 2021, minutes with the correction of Agenda Item 4c. section 3 i. Chair Whitington moved for Recommends that Council to consider and direct staff to consider that these identified uses as possibly possible projects and priorities when considering the annual allocations of Hotel Occupancy Taxes. Second from Commissioner Bailey. All commissioners voted in favor of the motion. (Commissioners Whitington, Magee, Bailey, Smith, Cannatti, Bunch and Riedie). ii. Commissioner Cannatti motioned to approve the May 10, 2021, minutes, with the approved corrections and seconded by Commissioner Riedie. iii. All commissioners approved the corrected May 10, 2021, minutes. (Commissioners Alexander, Chanon, Bailey, Magee, Bunch, Smith, Riedie, Rodriguez, and Cannatti) 4. NEW BUSINESS The Commission discussed the following agenda item: a. Introduced the new Board member, Commissioner Greg Chanon, District 2 b. Deliberated and decided to postpone setting the meeting schedule for 2022 i. Commissioner Rodriguez motioned to postpone Agenda item 2b. setting the meeting schedule for 2022 until the next meeting, seconded by Commissioner Smith. • Approved and adopted by Commissioners Alexander, Chanon, Bailey, Magee, Bunch, Smith, Riedie, Rodriguez, and Cannatti. ii. Commissioners did discuss setting the March 2022 meeting date. • Commissioner Smith moved to meet March 14, 2022, seconded by Commissioner Rodriguez • Commissioners voted against meeting March 14, 2022 (Commissioners Alexander, Chanon, Bailey, Magee, Bunch, Smith, Riedie, Rodriguez, and Cannatti) • Commissioner Bunch moved to meet March 21, 2022, from 3pm- 5pm, seconded by Commissioner Riedie • Approved and adopted by Commissioners Alexander, Chanon, Bailey, …
