Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

Visitor Impact Task Force March 28, 2017 3:00pm Austin Convention Center Meeting Room 19ab 500 E. Cesar Chavez Austin, TX 78701 MINUTES In Attendance: Gavin Garcia - Music Industry Representative Catlin Whitington - Music Industry Representative Lulu Flores - Arts Community Representative MariBen Ramsey - Arts Community Representative Julie Niehoff - Special Events Industry Representative Tom Noonan - Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau Representative Shelly Schadegg - Hotel Industry Representative Bill Worsham - Public Safety Community Representative Alyson McGee - Preservation Community Representative Dan Keshet - Parks Community Representative Mark Tester - Convention Center Representative Dewitt Peart - Downtown Commission Representative Ashwin Ghatalia - Tourism Workforce Representative Jonathan Mahone - Community Member Representative Pam Thompson - Environmental Community Representative Richard Mendoza - Public Works Department Representative (ex-officio) Absent: James Russell - Special Events Industry Representative Stephen Sternschein - Tourism Workforce 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 Bill Clabby, Austin Sister Cities International Jake Rosenberg, Austin Sister Cities International – donated time Rebecca Melancon, ABIA IBIZ Districts Dean Lofton, ABIA IBIZ Districts – donated time Bill Bunch, SOS Alliance JJ Langston, Parks Preservations Presentation Joanna Wolaver, Parks Preservations Presentation  Staff and Others In Attendance: (con’t) Andy Gill, Parks Preservations Presentation – donated time Mike Cannatti, Parks Preservation Brian Ott, Parks Preservations Presentation – donated time Ted Siff, Parks Preservations Presentation – donated time Zenobia C. Joseph, Palm School Preservation Mary Guerrero-McDonald, Expansion of Convention Center AGENDA 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER a. Meeting called to order at 3:06pm by Vice Chair, MariBen Ramsey 2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL (Split-3:07pm) a. Bill Clabby, Austin Sister Cities International b. Rebecca Melancon, ABIA IBIZ Districts c. Bill Bunch, SOS Alliance 3. Approval of Minutes from March 14, 2017 Meeting, all voters approved 4. STAFF BRIEFING a. Parks and Recreation Department, Kim McKnight presented Parks and Recreation Department Spending Plan for FY17 Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue 5. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: Parks Presentation (Split-4:11pm) a. JJ Langston, Parks Preservations Presentation b. Joanna Wolaver, Parks Preservations Presentation 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Conference Call Discussion with the cities of El Paso (Benjamin Fyffe)/ and San Antonio(Mike Sawaya) for best practices in other cities in Texas. 7. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL (Split-5:30pm) a. Mary Guerrero-McDonald, Expansion of Convention Center b. Zenobia C. Joseph, Palm School Preservation 8. 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 9. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS a. Discussed possible recommendations on items for future agendas 10. ADJOURNMENT a. Meeting Adjourned at 5:52pm 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.