Item 1 - Backup - Draft Meeting Minutes from June 10, 2026 — original pdf

Backup

TOURISM COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, June 10, 2026 MINUTES The Tourism Commission convened in a Regular meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Ed Bailey called the Tourism Commission Meeting to order at 2:35 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: • Ed Bailey, Chair, District 5 • Cristina Masters, Vice Chair, District 10 • Greg Chanon, District 2 • Bishop Chappell, District 6 • Francisco “Cisco” Gomez, District 1 • Sophia Gonzalez, District 4 • Dani Pruitt, District 3 • Catherine Whited, District 9 Commissioner in Attendance Remotely: • Stefani Mathis, District 8 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Tourism Commission Regular Meeting on May 13, 2026. The minutes from the Tourism Commission regular meeting on May 13, 2026 were approved on Commissioner Gamez’s motion, Vice Chair Masters’s second on an 8-0 vote, Commissioner Chanon was off the dais. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation by International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local No. 205, regarding an overview of the organization and its role in the tourism industry. 1 The presentation was made by Nikki Combs, Business Agent and Rachel McGee, Member, IATSE Local No. 205. Discussed. 3. Presentation by Unite Here regarding an overview of the organization and its role in the tourism industry. The presentation was made by Rachel Melendes, Political Director, Unite Here. Discussed. WORKING GROUP UPDATE 4. Commissioner Pruitt provided an update from the Hotel Occupancy Tax Grant Programs Working Group. The working group has been focused on outlining their goals which include: reviewing the grant application process, collecting and reviewing data received from grant recipients, learning more about the grant recipients, what grant are group giving out, what is the granting timeline. The working group will continue to meet and will provide an update at the next monthly meeting. Chair Bailey adjourned the meeting at 4:19 p.m. without objection. 2