May 2, 2017 Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

Visitor Impact Task Force May 2, 2017 3:00pm Palmer Events Center Meeting Room 1-3 900 Barton Springs Rd. Austin, TX 78704 MINUTES In Attendance: Gavin Garcia - Music Industry Representative Catlin Whitington - Music Industry Representative Lulu Flores - Arts Community Representative MariBen Ramsey - Arts Community Representative James Russell - Special Events Industry Representative Shelly Schadegg - Hotel Industry Representative Bill Worsham - Public Safety Community Representative Dan Keshet - Parks Community Representative Mark Tester - Convention Center Representative Dewitt Peart - Downtown Commission Representative Jonathan Mahone - Community Member Representative Pam Thompson - Environmental Community Representative Richard Mendoza - Public Works Department Representative (ex-officio) Absent: Julie Niehoff - Special Events Industry Representative Tom Noonan - Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau Representative Alyson McGee - Preservation Community Representative Ashwin Ghatalia - Tourism Workforce Representative Stephen Sternschein - Tourism Workforce Representative Skeeter Miller - Restaurant Industry Representative Staff and Others In Attendance: Mark Washington, ACM Larry Schooler, CPIO, Facilitator Carla Steffen, Austin Convention Center Department Felicia Ojeda, Austin Convention Center Department Steve Genovesi, Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau Representative for Tom Noonan Mike Cannatii, Barton Springs Conservancy, Parks/ Historic Coalition Scott Joslove, Texas Hotel & Lodging Association Rowona Dash, Neill-Cochran House Museum Sinclair Black, Architect AGENDA 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER a. Meeting called to order at 3:03pm by Chair James Russell 2. Approval of Minutes from April 25, 2017 Meeting, all voters approved minus the absence of Task Force Members, Julie Niehoff, Tom Noonan, Alyson McGee, Ashwin Ghatalia, Stephen Sternschein and Skeeter Miller 3. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL (Split-3:06pm) a. Mike Cannatii, Barton Springs Conservancy, Parks/ Historic Coalition 4. OLD BUSINESS a. Larry Schooler discussed SpeakUpAustin.org b. Discussion on recommendations from each Task Force members to deliver to the City Council. 5. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: 5:30pm a. Scott Joslove, Texas Hotel & Lodging Association b. Rowona Dash, Neill-Cochran House Museum c. Sinclair Black, Architect 6. OLD BUSINESS – Recommendation Vote a. All Task Force members voted on the Austin Convention Center Expansion Recommendation minus the absence of Task Force Members, Julie Niehoff, Tom Noonan, Alyson McGee, Ashwin Ghatalia, Stephen Sternschein and Skeeter Miller i. 1- NO ii. 1- Not agree, but iii. 5- Agree, if iv. 6- YES 7. ADJOURNMENT a. Meeting Adjourned at 5:50pm 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.