March 14, 2017 Approval Meetings — original pdf

Approved Minutes

Visitor Impact Task Force March 14, 2017 3:00pm Hyatt Regency Austin Hill Country Ballroom 208 Barton Springs Austin, TX 78704 MINUTES In Attendance: Gavin Garcia - Music Industry Representative Lulu Flores - Arts Community Representative MariBen Ramsey - Arts Community Representative James Russell - Special Events Industry Representative Julie Niehoff - Special Events Industry Representative Tom Noonan - Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau Representative Shelly Schadegg - Hotel Industry Representative Dan Keshet - Parks Community Representative Mark Tester - Convention Center Representative Dewitt Peart - Downtown Commission Representative Ashwin Ghatalia - Tourism Workforce Representative Pam Thompson - Environmental Community Representative Richard Mendoza - Public Works Department Representative (ex-officio) Absent: Catlin Whitington - Music Industry Representative Bill Worsham - Public Safety Community Representative Alyson McGee - Preservation Community Representative Stephen Sternschein - Tourism Workforce Representative Jonathan Mahone - Community Member Representative Skeeter Miller - Restaurant Industry Representative Gordon Derr - Transportation Department Representative (ex-officio) Staff and Others In Attendance: Mark Washington, ACM Larry Schooler, CPIO, Facilitator Felicia Ojeda, Austin Convention Center Department Jay Blazek Crossley, Urban Life in Downtown Austin Bill Bunch, SOS Alliance Kate Singleton, Preservation Austin Mike Cannatti, Barton Springs Conservancy AGENDA 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER a. Meeting called to order at 3:05pm by Chair, James Russell 2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL a. Jay Blazek Crossley, Urban Life in Downtown Austin b. Bill Bunch, SOS Alliance c. Kate Singleton, Preservation Austin d. Mike Cannatti, Barton Springs Conservancy 3. Approval of Minutes from February 28, 2017 Meeting, all voters approved 4. STAFF BRIEFING a. Austin Convention Center Department, Carla Steffen presented the Overview of Local Tax Contributions by Visitors 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Panel Discussion with Austin Hotel Industry Representatives on Impacts of Tourism on Hotels– Gene McMenamin (Omni Hotel), Drew McQuade (W Hotel and AHLA Chairman), Erik Jensen (Hyatt Hotel), and Douglas Manchester (Fairmont Hotel) 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Requested that the Task Force Members review the notes from the Post-it Notes from February 28, 2017 Meeting on initial ideas for recommendations to deliver to City Council in future report 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a. Discussed possible recommendations on items for future agendas 8. ADJOURNMENT a. Meeting Adjourned at 5:35pm 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 Larry Schooler at Communication and Public Information Office Department, at 512.974.6004, larry.schooler@austintexas.gov for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Visitor Impact Task Force, please contact Felicia Ojeda at 512.404.4022, felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov.