April 10, 2024 Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

(BOARD NAME) MEETING MINUTES (Day, Month Date, Year) TOURISM COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 10, APRIL 2024 The TOURISM COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 10, APRIL 2024, at 301 w. Second St. in Austin, Texas. Chair, Daniel Ronan called the TOURISM COMMISSION Meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Commissioners Ed Bailey, Mike Cannatti, Greg Chanon, Bishop Chappell, Stefani Mathis, Anna Panossian, Daniel Ronan, John Riedie and Christian Tschoepe Board Members/Commissioners Absence: Commissioners Aileen Bazan and Rachel Magee PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL David Ponton, Executive Director, Zilker Theatre Productions in support of Agenda Item 7 Lisa Muir, Board President, Zilker Theatre Productions in support of Agenda Item 7 Alex Alford, Managing Director, Austin Shakespeare in support of Agenda Item 7 Shanée Woodbridge, Board of Trustee Member, Austin Shakespeare in support of Agenda Item 7 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the TOURISM COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on MARCH 13, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of 3/13/2024 were approved on Commissioner Chanon’s motion and Vice Chair Bailey’s second on an 8-0-1 vote. Commissioner John Riedie abstained, and Commissioners Aileen Bazan and Rachel Magee were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff Liaison, Felicia Ojeda briefed the board on the importance of Officer Elections, deadline for training requirements, and upcoming schedule changes for upcoming meetings. 1. 1 (BOARD NAME) MEETING MINUTES DISCUSSION ITEMS variety of items (Day, Month Date, Year) 3. 4. 5. 6. Neil Maris, General Manager of the Hot Luck Festival presented on the collaboration with the community and restaurant industry and how they are impacting and creating initiatives for tourism. Katie Dorflinger, Brand Partnerships and Festival Producer, of C3 Presents presented on the Austin Food & Wine Festival and how this event engages with practitioners in the culinary industry of Austin creating tourism impact and initiatives. Madison Gessner, Executive Director of the Central-South Texas Region, Texas Restaurant Association, presented on the food and beverage and the culinary industry in Austin to present about different aspects of the industry and importance it creates for tourism impact and initiatives. Cara Bertron, Program Manager of the Planning Department presented on the Equity-Based Preservation Plan and requesting the Tourism Commission Boards feedback on their recommendation to city council. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 7. The Approval of a recommendation regarding the funding for Red River Cultural District, and other similar organizations like Zilker Theatre Productions, and other Long-Standing Cultural Institutions in Our Community with Diverse Audiences and Performers. a. The motion to approve the recommendation regarding the funding for Red River Cultural District, and other similar organizations like Zilker Theatre Productions, and other Long-Standing Cultural Institutions in Our Community with Diverse Audiences and Performers was approved with a friendly amendment on Commissioner Chappell’s motion, Commissioner Cannatti’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Aileen Bazan and Rachel Magee were absent. b. There was a friendly amendment by Commissioner Chappell to strike out the second to last paragraph. This motion failed with Commissioner’s Chanon’s second with a vote of 1-6-2. Those members voting aye were Commissioner Chappell. Those voting nay were: Commissioners Bailey, Cannatti, Mathis, Panossian, Riedie and Tschoepe and Commissioners Ronan and Chanon Abstained. c. The substitute motion to strike on the wording of “immediate and future” from the second to last paragraph was approved on Commissioner Cannatti’s motion, Commissioner Riedie’s second on a 9-0 vote. The substitute motion passed unanimously. Commissioners Aileen Bazan and Rachel Magee were absent. 8. Conducted officer elections for the Chair and Vice Chair. a. The motion was approved to re-elect Commissioner Ed Bailey as Vice Chair by Chair Daniel Ronan with a second by Commissioner John Riedie. i. The Tourism Commission Board voted unanimously with a 9-0 approval vote. Commissioners Bazan and Magee were absent. b. The motion was approved to re-elect Commissioner Daniel Ronan as Chair by Commissioner Panossian with a second by Commissioner Stefani Mathis 2 (BOARD NAME) MEETING MINUTES (Day, Month Date, Year) i. The Tourism Commission Board voted unanimously with an 8-0-1 approval vote. Commissioners Bailey, Cannatti, Chanon, Chappell, Mathis, Panossian, Riedie and Tschoepe. Commissioner Ronan Abstained. Commissioners Bazan and Magee were absent. Motion to adjourn the meeting by Commissioner Panossian and seconded by Commissioner Riedie. Chair Ronan adjourned the meeting at 4:42p.m. with a 9-0 vote. The minutes were approved at the May 8, 2024 meeting on Commissioner Panissian’s motion, Commissioner Chanon’s second on a (6-0) vote. Commissioners John Riedie and Rachel Magee was off the dais and Commissioners Aileen Bazan, Mike Cannatti, and Christian Tschoepe were absent. 3