December 14, 2020 Agenda — original pdf
Agenda
Tourism Commission Meeting December 14, 2020 Tourism Commission to be held December 14, 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 (Sunday, December 13, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the December 14, 2020 Tourism Commission Meeting, members of the public 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 following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time 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 the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Reunión del Tourism Commission FECHA de la reunion (December 14. 2020) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (Sunday, December 13, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en 512.404.4022 or felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ). • Una vez que se haya realizado una solicitud para hablar con el enlace de la junta, la información para llamar el día de la reunión programada se enviará por correo electrónico o por teléfono. • Los oradores deben llamar al menos 15 minutos antes del inicio de la reunión para poder hablar, no se aceptarán personas que llamen tarde y no podrán hablar. • Las oradoras esperarán en una fila hasta que llegue el momento de hablar. • Los información pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a felicia.ojeda@ausitntexas.gov antes del mediodía del día anterior a la reunión programada. Esta información se proporcionará a los miembros de la Junta y la Comisión antes de la reunión. • Si la reunión se transmite en vivo, se puede ver aquí: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live folletos u otra Tourism Commission December 14, 2020 at 10am VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Alta Alexander (D-1) Edward Bailey (D-3) Rachel Magee, Vice Chair (D-4) Bill Bunch (D-5) Scott Joslove (D-6) John Riedie (D-7) Lois Rodriguez (D-8) Brian Rodgers (D-9) Mike Cannatti (D-10) Catlin Whitington, Chair CALL TO ORDER AGENDA CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. August 10, 2020 2. OLD BUSINESS: The Commission may discuss and take action on the following agenda items: a. Discussion of future commission meetings dates and frequency of meetings. b. State of the industry update and continued impact of COVID 19 on the Hospitality Industry (Visit Austin, Hospitality Community Business Owners) 3. NEW BUSINESS: a. The Commission may discuss and take action on recommendations from the Parks and Environment Working Group. (Commissioner Cannatti - D 10) b. Briefing and discussion regarding Item 46 from City Council Meeting on 12/3/2020 directing the City Manager to establish an Iconic Venue Fund that provides seed funding to allow the Austin Economic Development Corporation to implement as a project, historical restoration and preservation projects, and/or visitor information centers as provided for under Texas Tax Code Sections 351.001(8) and 351.101. (Austin Convention Center – Katy Zemesnik) c. Briefing and discussion regarding the formation of a Tourism Public Improvement District (Visit Austin) 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) before the meeting date. Please call Felicia Ojeda at Austin Convention Center Department, at 512.404.4022 or felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Tourism Commission Board please contact Felicia Ojeda at 512.404.4022 or felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov.