* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] COMING, BUT I GUESS I THINK YOU DID. I DUNNO. I WAS JUST, IS EVERYONE READY? CALL [League City Convention and Visitors Advisory Board Meeting on October 18, 2023] TO ORDER AT TEN OH ONE. AND LET'S DISCUSS THE MINUTES FROM OUR AUGUST MEETING. I MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. NEXT CITIZENS REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. NO. OKAY. AND NEXT IS THE BEAUTIFUL JILL RELAND WITH THE BAY AREA HOUSTON OF BALLET AND THEATER. HI EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR COMING ME BACK. I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE. UM, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. OH, HERE'S SHOES AGAIN. NO, I WANT, I, MY GOAL TODAY IS TO TELL YOU SOMETHING YOU DID NOT KNOW. THAT'S MY OBJECTIVE TODAY. YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T KNOW. OF COURSE. I'M FROM BAYER HOUSTON THEATER. UM, OUR MISSION IN OUR AREA IS TO, UM, INSPIRE CULTURAL APPRECIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, OF COURSE, BUT WE HAVE STRONG COMMITMENT AND THAT IS THAT WE ARE TO NURTURE THE REGIONS INSPIRING PERFORMERS TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND TO EXPAND OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AWARENESS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH OUR AUXILIARY PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES. SO, WITH THAT SAID, I WANTED TO START OFF TODAY BY, INSTEAD OF ME JUST RAMBLING, I WANTED TO LET YOU SEE SOME VISUAL AND SWEET STEPHANIE. AND I THINK THAT WE CAN JUST DO THIS LIKE THIS. AND I'M, I, THAT IT WAS TOO HARD TO GET ON THE BIG SCREEN. I WAS TRUMPED. OH, TIME OUT. ALWAYS PREPARED. CAN YOU I THINK IT'S GOOD. A HIGHLY UNIQUE ANDARY PERFORMANCE PRODUCE SEASON EACH YEAR. AND THEY'RE PERFORMING RESIDENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, CLEARLY, WHICH INCLUDES AN ECLECTIC ARRAY OF CLASSICAL BALLET, CONTEMPORARY DANCE, AND A THAT WAS FOUNDED BY LYNETTE MASON. GREG. THE CLEARLY COMMUNITY LOST THIS ARTISTIC VISIONARY, BUT HER VISION OF THE ARTS IS CLEARLY ONGOING IN OUR COMMUNITY. BESIDES OLD STAGE PRODUCTIONS, THE COMPANY PERFORMS AT VARIOUS LOCAL EVENTS SUCH AS FASHION SHOWS, EDUCATION FOUNDATION EVENTS, AND ANY OTHER EVENTS IN THE HOUSTON AREA. APPEARANCES AT THE AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE DONE ON A PRO BONO BASIS TO DEMONSTRATE THE COMPANY'S SUPPORT AND INTEREST IN COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES THAT ARE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, THE ENTIRE BAY AREA OF HOUSTON, SINCE ITS BEGINNING, HAS BROUGHT MANY WORLD RENOWNED PERFORMING ARTISTS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS TO WORK AND PERFORM AT THE COMPANY. THE 2003, 2004 SEASON MARK, THE EVOLUTION OF THE COMPANY WITH THE ADDITION OF PROFESSIONAL DANCERS FOR THE ROSTER EACH YEAR, THESE HIGH CALIBER PERFORMERS STRETCH THE GROWTH OF OUR COMPANY AND PROVIDE THE PROFESSIONALISM NEEDED TO TAKE TO THE NEXT LEVEL, ALONG WITH HIRING REDEFINED PROFESSIONAL DANCERS. A SIGNIFICANT ARTISTIC CAME IN THOUSAND EIGHT WHEN MR. LUIS WAS APPOINTED MASTER. IN ADDITION TO A HIGHLY REGARDED CAREER WITH THE, BROUGHT HIS IMPRESSIVE GIFT OF CHOREOGRAPHY TO THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ARTISTIC CAME WHEN MR. WAS APPOINTED ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, MR. AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE LORNA, PERFORMED WITH FOR FOUR SEASONS AS GUEST. IN ADDITION TO AN IMPRESSIVE AND HIGHLY REGARDED CAREER WITH THE BOSTON BALLET, THESE TWO RELOCATED FOR BOSTON TO THE HOUSTON AREA. MR. MAD TO BECOME BAIT'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND MISSO TO OPEN THE THEO BALLET SCHOOL, WHICH IS THE TRAINING GROUND FOR MANY OF OUR COMPANY DANCERS. BTT, ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, NATALIE HAS DEEP ROOTS WITH BAIT. SHE PERFORMED WITH A COMPANY FROM A YOUNG AGE TO BECOME ONE OF THE FIRST FULLTIME PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE. AND CAME FULL CIRCLE BECOMING THE ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR IN JUNE [00:05:01] OF 2016. EACH YEAR, DAVITT CREATES A EVENT TO ENTICE OUR COMMUNITY AND SHOWCASE THE ARTS. OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, BREAKFAST WITH THE SUGAR FERRY IS HELD EACH YEAR TO THE FELLOW CROWD. THE NUTCRACKER IS A FAMILY TREE, HOLDS 14 PERFORMANCE IN OUR PERFORMANCE VENUE. THE, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, SIX OF OUR 14 PERFORMANCES ARE DEVOTED TO 500 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND SENIOR CITIZENS. A CURTAIN TALK DONE INTERMISSION WITH A FEW OF OUR CHARACTERS EXPLAINING THE HISTORY OF THE NUTCRACKER, HOW POINT SHOES ARE MADE, AND THE LOGISTICS OF MANY COSTUME. THE MOST EXCITING ASPECT OF OUR NEXT YEAR WILL BE OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE NASA CELEBRATIONS. HAVING OUR COMPANY IN THE HEART OF THE NASA AREA PROVIDES US WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO MIX THE ARTS WITH SCIENCE. THIS WILL BRING A NEW, NEW AND UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THE ARTS AND CULTURE, NOT ONLY TO OUR AREA, BUT TO OUR NATION'S HISTORY. BT IS PROUD TO CONTINUE ITS LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO BRINGING CULTURAL ENRICHMENT TO THE BAY AREA OF HOUSTON WHILE PROVIDING AN INCUBATOR FOR ASPIRING ARTISTS UP TOMORROW. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT, UM, THE MAIN ASPECT IS OUR ARTISTIC STAFF. I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, UM, HI, HOW ARE YOU? UM, WHAT A CALIBER OF STAFF WE HAVE HERE IN THE CREW LAKE IN THIS AREA BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY DO IN THE SUMMER. WE HAVE INTENSIVES THAT TAKE PLACE AT OUR STUDIO, AND PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO TRAIN WITH MS. SSON. HE'S A PHENOMENAL DIRECTOR. I MEAN, HE IS IT, IT WORLD RENOWNED BUT BEAUTIFUL. UM, SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT SO THAT YOU CAN DO THAT. AND ALONG WITH THAT, WE HAVE A COMPANY OF ABOUT 60 KIDS, 60 TO 70. IT RANGES FROM THE AGES OF 13 ALL THE WAY UP. WE HAVE AN AN ENGINEER WHO WORKS, UM, IN BAYTOWN. SHE'S 40 AND SHE DOES COME OVER AND PERFORM IN SOME OF OUR, OUR, UH, PRODUCTIONS AS WELL. SO THAT'S EXCITING THAT WE HAVE THAT, THAT NUMBER OF, UM, OF DANCERS THAT ARE SO COMMITTED TO, TO TRAIN AND TO BE, THEY HAVE A DREAM. AND WE LOVE, I KNOW WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT SUGAR, BUT I WANTED YOU TO REALLY DIVE INTO THE ASPECTS OF HOW THIS, WHAT WE DO FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. THESE KIDS, A LOT OF THEM ARE HOMESCHOOLED OR A LOT OF 'EM ARE ON PE WAIVERS THAT THEY GET OUT OF SCHOOL EARLY AND THEY COME OVER. WE HAVE, UM, EVERY SINGLE DAY AT OUR STUDIO, WHICH IS RIGHT. EVERY YEAR THEY TRAIN FROM 12 TO FOUR AND INTENSE TRAINING, AND THEN THEY EVEN HAVE CLASSES AT NIGHT. THEN IT'S ALL WEEKEND. WE DO THE PRODUCTION WORK WITH THE REST OF THE CASTINGS. SO IT IS, IT'S INTENSE, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY, DR THEY HAVE A DREAM TO BECOME. AND SO MANY OF OUR DANCERS, AND WE DO LOVE THIS ASPECT, SOMETIMES THEY STAY WITH US, BUT MANY, MANY OF THEM GO ON TO DO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS. UH, JUST LAST YEAR WE, OUR REAGAN IS NOW WITH ROYAL BALLET IN LONDON. UM, UH, TARA, Y'ALL REMEMBER SWEET TARA. SHE'S WITH NEW YORK CITY BALLET. WE HAVE A RHODE ISLAND, UH, VALET, A PERSON. AND WE HAVE MANY, MANY OF OUR FORMER STUDENTS WHO ARE ON BROADWAY. KEVIN CAHOON, WHO IS THE STAR SHUCK NOW ON BROADWAY, HE'S PHENOMENAL. HE'S HAS DONE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. HE'S ONE OF OUR BABIES, DON KEEN, WHO, UM, WAS ONE OF OUR BABIES AS WELL. SHE WON THE TONY FOR AN AMERICAN, PARIS AND NJ MUSICAL WITH CHRISTOPHER WILDON. SO IT'S SO EXCITING THAT WE LOVE OUR BABIES TO GO OFF, BUT WE ALSO ARE SO PROUD OF THE TRAINING AND WHAT WE GIVE THEM HERE. SO WE PERFORM THREE TO FOUR PRODUCTIONS A YEAR. OKAY. UM, WE JUST FINISHED CINDERELLA THIS FALL, OF COURSE. WE'RE MOVING INTO THE SUGAR PUNG FAIRY AND THE NUTCRACKER. WE DO 18 PERFORMANCES OF THE NUTCRACKER. WE MOVE INTO THE THEATER THE SATURDAY AFTER THE BREAKFAST. WE HEAD IN THERE FOR THE FIRST THREE WEEKENDS. AND SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT US IS SIX OF OUR 18 PERFORMANCES ARE FOR KIDS. IT'S DURING THE DAY. WE, ALL OF OUR CAST MEMBERS, OF WHICH WE HAVE 183 CAST MEMBERS FOR THE NUTCRACKER, Y'ALL, THREE DIFFERENT CATS, ONE EACH WEEKEND. SO IT, IT'S A, IT'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, BUT IT'S WONDERFUL. UM, WE, THEY GET OFF WORK OR THEY GET OUT OF SCHOOL TO PERFORM ON A THUR THURSDAY. WE DO TWO PERFORMANCES ON A FRIDAY, TWO PERFORMANCE IN THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY. WE BRING KIDS INTO THE THEATER. TITLE ONE SCHOOLS. THEY, WE EVEN HELP IF THEY CAN'T PROVIDE THEIR OWN BUS, WE GET THE BUS FOR THEM. WE PROVIDE THAT. IT'S, THAT'S 3000 STUDENTS AND IT [00:10:01] ABSOLUTELY IS PACKED. IT'S 500 PER SHOW. SO WE LOVE THAT ASPECT OF OUTREACH FOR KIDS TO, THEY WOULD, SOME OF THEM WOULD NEVER SEE A FULL STAGE PRODUCTION. OUTREACH IS SO IMPORTANT TO US, AND I WANTED TO TAKE THAT TO LEAGUE CITY AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANYBODY OR ANY AREAS THAT YOU FEEL LIKE WE COULD HELP WITH THAT WE LOVE DOING IT. WE LOVE IT. CINDERELLA, I HAD JURY DUTY FOR 11 WEEKS, , AND I MET THIS LADY WHO DOES, SHE RUNS A SHELTER IN PASADENA FOR GIRLS THAT HAVE NO FAMILIES. AND OF COURSE I IMMEDIATELY, I GRABBED HERS. I'M LIKE, AND THEY'VE GOT TO SEE VALE. THEY HAVE TO COME. THEY ALL CAME TO CINDERELLA. I TOOK 'EM BACKSTAGE. THEY WATCHED WARM UP IN THE FRONT. MANY OF THEM DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. NELSON, WHO IS FROM CUBA, HE SPOKE SPANISH TO THEM. THEY HAD CONVERSATIONS, HAD QUESTIONS. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THEN WHEN THEY WERE LEAVING, UM, I GOT SOME NECKLACES OUT OF OUR BOUTIQUE. THEY WERE JUST LITTLE ROPES WITH A CHARM ON IT THAT WE'VE HAD FOR A LONG TIME THAT YOU KNOW MM-HMM. JUST TONS OF THEM. AND I GAVE EACH ONE TO THESE, TO THESE YOUNG LADIES AS THEY WERE LEAVING THE, UM, BACKSTAGE. THIS ONE LITTLE GIRL LOOKED UP AT ME, SHE SAID, I'VE NEVER HAD A NECKLACE BEFORE. OH. AND I'M JUST, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. IT IS NOT ABOUT FILLING, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE WE SELL ENOUGH TICKETS. IT'S ABOUT GETTING THE ARTS INTO PEOPLE WHO THAT WOULD NOT HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE. WE LOVE LEAGUE CITY BECAUSE THEY GIVE US ONE OF THE AVENUES TO DO THAT. UM, SUGAR PLUM THEORY BALLET IN THE, UH, PARK. WE LOVE DOING ON THE SHOP SATURDAY, UH, SHOP LOCAL SATURDAY, RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING I HAD DENTAL SURGERY. SO I FEEL LIKE I'M SLURRING . UM, IT IS SO MUCH FUN TO SEE ALL THOSE LITTLE KIDS COME TO THE PARK AND THE SUGAR PUNK FAIR IS THERE AND THE RAT KING. AND THEY DO ALL OF THEIR LITTLE STUFF. AND IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND REALLY MEANS A LOT TO US IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. WE TAKE OUR DANCERS INTO THE SCHOOLS. WE GO TO RECORDER. WE DO BALLET IN THE SCHOOLS. WE WILL PROBABLY BE DOING CINDERELLA THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE JUST FINISHED IT AND IT'S, WE DO A SHORTENED VERSION OF IT. THEY GET TO MEET THE DANCERS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, TOUCH THE COSTUMES, TALK TO THEM, TAKE PICTURES. AND WE LOVE DOING THAT AS WELL. WE DO THAT FOR TWO MONTHS, UM, IN AND OUT OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IN, UM, IN YOUR LITTLE PACKET THAT I PUT TOGETHER IS OUR ANNUAL REPORT FROM LAST YEAR. I WANTED YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE GRAPHS OF OUR, UM, FINANCIALS. UM, FULL DISCLOSURE THERE. OUR INCOME GRAPH IS THERE AS WELL AS OUR EXPENSE GRAPH SO THAT YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE WE HAVE A BUDGET OF OVER $500,000. BUT WE ARE REALLY COMMITTED TO MAKING THAT ALL GO TO OUR PRODUCTION OR ARTISTIC TEAM, YOU KNOW, ARTISTIC DANCERS AND ALL OF THAT. SO THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND ANOTHER ASPECT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU TOO IS IF YOU ARE, IF IF YOU DO ANYTHING WITH A NONPROFIT WORLD, YOU KNOW ABOUT GUIDESTAR AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN GUIDESTAR, YOU GO UP LEVELS TO DIFFERENT ASPECTS. WE ARE A PLATINUM LEVEL ON GUIDESTAR, WHICH IS A VERY HARD ASPECT TO GET, BUT THAT'S FULL DISCLOSURE OF EVERYTHING. OUR FINANCIAL, EVERYTHING IS ON THERE. AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. UM, FOR SURE. I DO WANT TO SAY WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THE FACT OF, UM, AS YOU WELL KNOW, OUR BREAKFAST WITH THE SUGAR P MARY, UM, WE DO PUT MANY HEADS AND BEDS IN THAT ASPECT, BUT WE DO OUR SEASON AS WELL. AND ON OUR WEBSITE, WHEN YOU GO INTO GET TICKETS, YOU CLICK MM-HMM AND YOU'LL SEE PLAN DAY AND IT CLICKS RIGHT INTO LEAGUE CITY. I THINK I WENT, I TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT I WANTED TO SAY, UH, AGAIN. AND THEN YOU CAN CLICK AND GOES STRAIGHT TO THE HOTEL AND IT ALSO HAS THE BUTTON THAT GOES TO THE VISIT LINKS CITY WEBSITE THAT IS SO WONDERFUL. AND IT TALKS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE ASPECTS OF THE FUN THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH CITY, NOT JUST COMING TO THE THEATER. SO THAT'S KIND OF, UM, IMPORTANT TO US. UM, ONE OTHER ASPECT TOO IS YOU SEE OUR SEASON, IT IS HEAVY ON THE CLASSICAL. WE DO DO CONTEMPORARY, UH, MIXED REP. WE WILL INCORPORATE THAT, BUT EVERY OTHER YEAR, AND IT'S GONNA START BEING, EVERY YEAR WE DO A MUSICAL AS WELL. AND THE REASON WE DO IT WAS ONE OF MS. LINNETTE TUNE. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S BALLET AND THEATER AT THE END OF OUR NAME. WE, WE, ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO PRODUCE THE TRIPLE THREAT DANCER. YOU DON'T WANT HOW MANY PRIMA BALLERINAS ARE THERE IN THE WORLD. YOU CAN, CAN PROBABLY COUNT THEM ON HAND. THERE'S NOT MANY. BUT A TRIPLE THREAT DANCER IS ONE THAT'S, IS, UM, THE TECHNIQUE IS CLASSICAL, BUT THEY [00:15:01] HAVE CONTEMPORARY BACKGROUND AS WELL AS MUSICAL THEATER. AND THAT'S WHY WE MAKE SO MANY TIMES I HAVE OUR PRINCIPAL DANCERS WILL COME TO ME AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, MS. SNOW MAKE ME, YOU KNOW, AUDITION FOR THIS MUSICAL BECAUSE THINK B***H, GO IN AND SING MOTHER. SO, AND I'M LIKE, NOPE, YOU'RE GONNA DO IT. YOU'RE GONNA DO IT. YOU'RE FINE. YOU CAN DO IT. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY COME BACK TO ME WHO ARE ON BROADWAY AND I SAY, YOU HAD NEVER MADE ME DO THAT. I NEVER WOULD HAVE GONE, UM, THIS DIRECTION. SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND PART OF US. SO I CANNOT TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW MUCH WE LOVE LEAGUE CITY. WE LOVE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU. WE LOVE PROMOTING THINGS YOU DO. WE LOVE HOW YOU HELP US DO WHAT WE DO. AND ALL I WANNA SAY IS JUST KEEP IN MIND, FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, KEEP PROMOTING, BUT ALSO JUST BE ADVOCATES TO KNOW THAT ARTS ARE HERE IN OUR AREA. A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHEN I FIRST STOPPED THIS JOB, IT WAS LIKE, WE HAVE A BALLET. I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAVE A BALLET, BUT IT, IT ALIVE WELL AND GROWING STRONG. AND I'M, I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WE DO HAVE IT AND THAT I WANT YOU TO BE PROUD OF IT. I, WE HAVE A STAFF, WE HAVE KIDS THAT THEIR HEARTS ARE IN IT. WE WANT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BE PROUD OF THE ARTS. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR US, LET US KNOW. BUT WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE WOULD LOVE YOU, WE LOVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US. AND WE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU AS WELL. SO IF STEPHANIE KNOW THAT. ALRIGHT, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DID YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW? I FORGOT TO GET INTO THE POINT SHOES AND ALL THAT. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT POINT SHOES, GUYS, YOU NEED TO GOOGLE HOW TO MAKE POINT SHOE. THEY'RE HANDMADE. THEY'RE MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR EACH DANCER. OKAY. THERE'S A, A WOODEN SHANK IN HERE AND IT BENDS OF COURSE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE REALLY STRONG BALLERINAS WITH STRONG FEET, THAT SHANK BREAKS QUICKLY. NOT TO, THEY CAN'T DANCE WITH. AND IF IT DOES, IT'S CALLED A DEAD ON SHOOT. OKAY. ONCE IT DIES, THEY HAVE TO GET A NEW ONE. WELL, WHAT THING? UH, SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. UH, LIKE OUR LEAD IN CINDERELLA WHO DID THREE OF OUR FOUR PERFORMANCES, WE HAVE ANOTHER CINDERELLA. THEY DO EVERY, ALL DIFFERENT ROLES. HOW THEY REMEMBER, I DON'T DUNNO, BUT THEY DO. BUT JUSTIN CINDERELLA, SHE WENT THROUGH SIX PAIR OF POINTS, SHOES. WOW. BECAUSE HER FEET ARE SO STRONG. A POINT. SHOE COSTS FROM 90 TO ABOUT HUNDRED $60 A PAIR. SO CHACHING LIKE IT DOES ADD UP. UM, BELLY IS EXPENSIVE. BUT THAT'S WHY WE LOVE AS A 5 0 1, TO GIVE THESE KIDS THESE OPPORTUNITIES, GET THEM THE SHOES FOR THEIR FEET TO PUT COSTUMES ON. I GRABBED THIS FROM OUR COSTUME ROOM AND THEN FLIPPED IT OVER AND I REALIZED IT'S ONE OF OUR REALLY OLD ONES BECAUSE MISS CANDACE HAS OUR NEW ONES FIXING THEM ALREADY. BUT A COSTUME LIKE THIS IS ABOUT $1,200 IF YOU WENT TO BUY IT. IT'S ALL HANDMADE. THESE ARE REAL SOURCEY CRYSTALS. THE NETTING, WHICH IS HORRIBLY BAD RIGHT HERE, BUT THE NEW ONES ARE BEAUTIFUL. UM, IT IS 300 YARDS OF NETTING TO MAKE 1, 2, 2. SO, UM, WE ARE VERY, VERY FORTUNATE AND YOU CAN SEE HOW IT'S ALL JUST STITCHED. MS. CANDACE MAKES ALL OF OUR COSTUMES. SHE ALWAYS, SHE HAS FOR, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND SEE HOW IT HAS THE DIFFERENT LOOPS BECAUSE THEY SHARE THE COSTUME AND YOU CAN THE VARIOUS YEAH, I KNOW ABOUT COSTUMES I HAVE OVER A THOUSAND. SO THAT'S, UM, SOMETHING THAT I, I JUST WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. BUT ALSO TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND OF HOW DIFFICULT AND INTRICATE THE, THE ART OF BALLET IS. YEAH. I'M GLAD YOU'RE, I LOVE THE CLASSICS ANYWAY. AND A LOT OF OUR KIDS DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE CLASSICS, SO I LIKE THE CLASSICS. YES. AND I WANNA GET THOSE TO THE KIDS. THAT'S ONE OF OUR GOALS. WE CAN REALLY, IT'S LIKE A, IT'S LIKE HISTORY, WHICH IS WHERE I COME FROM. YOU KNOW, THE HISTORY PART. YES. AND I KNOW ABOUT, AND I MET NETTE YEARS AGO. YEAH. AND I DID A TWO OF HER AT HER HOUSE. OH, THAT'S FUNNY. AND ALL HER CATS . I KNOW BECAUSE I'M A TEACHER. I'M THE EDUCATION, LIKE EDUCATION IS MY BACKGROUND AND IT'S LIKE, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? AND IT'S LIKE, IT'S GOOD FRIENDS. AND THE BOARD CAME TO ME WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY HE'S LIKE, WOULD YOU TAKE THIS ON? AND I SAID, GIMME FIVE YEARS. I WROTE A FIVE YEAR PLAN. WE WERE ALMOST TO THE EARMARKS OF MY FIVE-YEAR PLAN AT YEAR THREE. SO, UM, AND THEN I WAS KIND OF LIKE LIKING IT. SO I'M LIKE, OKAY. AND OUR 50TH IS TWO YEARS, OUR 48 SEASON. [00:20:01] SO I GOTTA STICK TO THAT BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE REALLY SPECIAL. WE'VE GOT REALLY BIG THINGS IN STORE FOR THE 50TH ALREADY WORKING ON. OKAY. I KNOW. I DIDN'T KNOW IF I HAD THE TIME. OH, BECAUSE I'M SURE I I EXTENDED OVER IT. NO, WE'RE RIGHT ON TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS JILL. OKAY, JILL, I'M NOT GONNA LISTEN TO YOU, BUT IT'S BEEN MINUTES. UM, AND THEN, UH, YOU SAID THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEEDED TO SCHEDULE. YES. THEY CALLED ME LAST NIGHT AND APOLOGIZED THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY TO MAKE PRESENTATION. THEY STILL HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS TO, TO FIGURE OUT AND THEY JUST FELT LIKE IT. THEY NEED TO WAIT FOR A MINUTE, THEIR THINGS TOGETHER. SO. OKAY. I DID SHARE THE INITIAL DRAFT OF THE PRESENT REQUEST WITH YOU GUYS, BUT WE'RE GONNA WAIT ON THAT LATER POSSIBLY. THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S REALLY, SEAN'S GOT INTO THAT ONE, HUH? GUY . ALRIGHT, SO THEN WE DO NEED TO DISCUSS VACATION. I'M SO SORRY. YOU NEED A HAND, JILL? TEAR EVERYTHING OUT. NO, NO, I'M GOOD. I'M, ARE YOU SURE I CAN VOLUNTEER? I'M GOOD. LOVE Y'ALL. THANK YOU. CINDERELLA WAS WONDERFUL. THE KIDS LOVED IT. YEAH. YEAH. BYE GUYS. BYE. UM, ANY LENGTH OF DISCUSSION ASKING FOR 10,000 AND 10,000 IS NOT FOR THE SUGAR PLUM, IT'S FOR THE BAY AREA OF VALET. CORRECT. IS THAT CORRECT? FOR THE SEASON, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. TO SUPPORT THEIR SEASON. YEAH. THAT'S HOW I READ IT. YEAH. OKAY. YOUR APPLICATION AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WAS EMAILED TO YOU ACTUALLY LAST ON SUNDAY. THERE WAS, UH, ALL THE INFORMATION'S IN THERE. AND SO THIS APPLICATION IS USED TO EVALUATIVE A GRANT REQUEST. THIS IS, UH, WAS CREATED IN CONJUNCTION FOR THE TEXAS HOTEL LOBBYING ASSOCIATIONS FORMAT FOR GRANT FUNDING. AND THAT FILLED OUT ANY QUESTION Y'ALL, STEPHANIE, FOR HISTORY CARE AND HER REQUEST WAS TO WORK . OKAY. WELL, I MEAN, WE KNOW IT, UM, YOU KNOW, QUALIFIES ON HER BRINGING THE, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING THE ARTS. DOES IT BRING ACTIVITY TO THE AREA THAT SHE HAS A, IT LOOKS LIKE A 50 WE'LL SEE OF EVENTS AND LOTS OF OTHER EVENTS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT. UM, THERE ARE, LET'S SEE, TRACKED 47 ROOMS, 2020 2 21 43 ROOMS. UM, THERE ARE 10 ARE 10,000, 20,015. THIS YEAR THEY ANTICIPATE AN ATTENDANCE OF 15,000. UM, AND THIS IS FOR ALL THE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BASICALLY. MM-HMM. I DO KNOW FOR, FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THEY TRACK IT BECAUSE THEY DID, WHEN I BOUGHT TICKETS TO SEE CI, THEY ASKED FOR MY ZIP CODE AND ADDRESS AND UM, THEY SENT A FOLLOW UP SURVEY THAT ASKED, YOU KNOW, DID I STAY MEAN? OBVIOUSLY I DIDN'T, I LIVED DOWN THE STREET, BUT . UM, SO HER NUMBERS MUST BE PRETTY ACCURATE BECAUSE THEY'RE TRACKING THEM. SHE DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF TRACKING EVERYTHING. UM, AND ALSO THE MONEY THAT SHE, THAT GOES FROM THIS GRANT WOULD BE USED TO PROMOTE THE SEASON TWO OUTSIDE THE MARKET TO BRING IN VISITORS AND TRAVELERS. LET'S EVEN BETTER. MM-HMM. . WELL I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT I REALLY LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT I WOULDN'T, I THINK THE MONEY'S WORTH GIVING. YOU'VE GOT, IT BRINGS TO EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO A HOTEL AND EVERYBODY LOVES TO, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS HEAR A BUNCH OF FEEDBACKS FROM THE KIDS, ALL OF IT. MM-HMM. IT, THE ARTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE BAY AREA. YES. I MEAN IT'S DEFINITELY THAT NEW PEOPLE HAVE THEY WANNA MOVE HERE? I THINK HE'S SIX. OKAY. DOES MAKE A MOTION. NO MOTION TO GIVE 10,000. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? NO. OKAY, GOOD. THAT'LL BE GOOD. OKAY. TOURISM REPORT AND UPDATES. ALRIGHT, SO BEFORE I DIVE INTO PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR, YOU HAVE, DID EVERYBODY GET A COPY OF THE LITTLE PACKETS? WE HAVE? NO. [00:25:01] JAMIE DID. OH, HERE GO. OKAY. SO CURRENT PROJECTS RIGHT NOW, UH, FOR OCTOBER, I'M, WE JUST FINISHED UP WITH ALL OF OUR OCTOBER FALL EVENTS. UH, WE HAVE A PROGRAM RUNNING WITH CULTURE MAP HOUSTON BECAUSE WE DID A PROMOTED ARTICLE FOR FALL EVENTS AND HALLOWEEN AND SCARY THINGS, ALL THAT STUFF. UM, WE HAVE PROGRAMS RUNNING WITH TOUR TEXAS.COM AND UH, WE'RE JUST UPDATING EVENT INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND PUTTING ALL THAT MESSAGING OUT, UH, FOR THE FALL, UH, EVENTS. WE ALSO ARE, UM, WORKING ON EVERYTHING FOR THE HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN. I'LL THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE. UH, LAST YEAR. SO IT'S OCTOBER. THAT MEANS THE NEW FISCAL YEAR IS UNDERWAY. SO WE HAVE BEEN CLOSING OUT OUR, UH, 2023 PURCHASE ORDERS. AND THEN I'M PROCESSING ALL THE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR THIS YEAR'S ADVERTISING BUY. UH, WE HAVE, WE WILL HAVE PROGRAMS AGAIN RUNNING THE DATA ORANGE 1 42. THOSE ARE OUR TWO DIGITAL PROGRAMS. STRATIFY INCLUDES A VISITOR DASHBOARD, WHICH GIVES ME ALL OF THE PRETTY, UH, ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR MARKET THAT THAT'S IN YOUR HORIZON PLAN DOCUMENT. IT SHOWS UP WHEN PEOPLE COME, WHERE THEY COME FROM. AND IT HELPS US TARGET ADVERTISING BASED ON ACTUAL BEHAVIOR. SO IT'S NOT ONLY DIGITAL ADVERTISING PLACEMENT, BUT IT ALSO GIVES ME RESEARCH AND ATTRIBUTION NUMBERS. SO IT'S VERY HELPFUL. UM, AND ALSO ANNUAL RENEWALS FOR TOUR TEXAS.COM. THE STATE TRAVEL GUIDE. TEXAS MONTHLY HAD A MEETING WITH THEIR AD REP. UH, WE'LL I DO PLAN ON RENEWING CULTURE MAP AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND THEN WE ALSO JUST SIGNED IT WITH OUR CERTIFIED BOULDER DISPLAY SERVICE, WHICH IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM THAT TAKES OUR BROCHURES AND DISTRIBUTES IT ALL OVER PLACE FROM, UH, MID SIDE, UH, SIDE OF HOBBY JAVI AIRPORT ALL THE WAY TO GALVESTON. SO WE HAVE BROCHURE DISTRIBUTION DONE FOR US, STEADY IN HOT HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS THROUGH THAT PROGRAM, WHICH IS VERY NICE. . YES. UH, WORKING, I FINISHED ALL THE CREATIVE NOW FOR HOMETOWN HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN. SO THAT'S GONNA BE LIVE LIKE THIS MONTH PROBABLY RIGHT ABOUT NOW. UM, WE HAVE A PRINT AD RUNNING IN COMMUNITY, UH, COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER. AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR WEBSITE UPDATED WITH ALL OF OUR EVENTS. AND THEN OUR CAMPAIGN BANNER ADS WILL BE PLACED. AND WE ALSO WILL BE DOING SOME VIDEO SPOTS AS WELL. WE'RE GONNA BE PLACING THAT THROUGH DATA, SO IT'S GONNA BE TARGETING BASED OFF OF BEHAVIOR AND, UH, I, THEY'RE HIGHLY, UH, MOTIVATED TO TRAVEL TO THIS AREA BASED OFF OF ANYWAY. MM-HMM. , VERY, VERY COOL STUFF. UH, ALSO FINISHED ALL THE REPORTS YOU SEE HERE. TOOK A LITTLE BIT. WE HAD OUR ANNUAL REPORT FOR COUNCIL DO AND ALL OF THE WORK WITH AND THAT SORT OF THING. THOUGHT THE WORK VERY MUCH ON THE, UH, THE VISITOR CENTER AND CAFE. UH, SO WE HAVE JUST LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR HELP INSPECTION MEETING AND THEY SIGNED OFF ON OUR PLAN FOR THAT. SO YOUR MOVE SALT BREAK IS MOVING IN, EVERYTHING IS SIGNED AND CONTRACTS ARE DONE WITH THAT. AND WE'RE JUST DOING SOME LITTLE FINISHING TOUCHES WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO GET EVERYTHING READY FOR THE SIGN OFF SO THAT WE CAN OPEN ON OCTOBER THE 26TH, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK. SO WE HAVE A LOT TO DO BEFORE NEXT THURSDAY. THAT WILL BE A SOFT OPENING, NOT A BIG RIBBON CUTTING YET, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. UM, ALSO WORKING ON A HISTORY BROCHURE AND MAP, DOING A GOOD BIT OF RESEARCH AND STORYTELLING PLANNING STUFF BECAUSE I WANNA PUT ALL THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION INTO OUR LEAD CITY TRAVEL APP AND MAKE A HISTORY TOOL WHERE IT'S INTERACTIVE. YOU CAN GO TO DIFFERENT HOUSES AND HAVE AUDIO AND, AND VIDEO, VIDEO SPORTS TO TELL YOU THE STORY OF THE PLACE THERE. THAT WILL PROBABLY LAUNCH, UH, NEXT YEAR, QUARTER ONE OR DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM, WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON EVENT AND CALENDAR COORDINATION THINGS WITH THE PARK BECAUSE OF THE SO FREE VISITOR CENTER COMING IN. WE'RE COORDINATING WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND COMING UP WITH LIKE HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK AND RESERVATIONS WILL HAPPEN. MM-HMM. , UH, WE ALSO JUST FINISHED OUR SHORT-TERM RENTAL AUDIT AND WE ARE IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT ACTION PLAN. UM, I'M PULLING ALL THAT STUFF TOGETHER. IT'S KIND OF COMPLICATED, BUT THERE'S MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THAT. AND THE NEXT STEP WILL BE HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN WILL BE LIVE IN NOVEMBER AND YOU CAN SEE NOVEMBER, DECEMBER. THIS IS WHAT'S ON THE PLATE NEXT AFTER WE GET THROUGH OCTOBER. SO, UM, VISITOR CENTER STUFF, MARKETING, UH, OR HOLIDAYS THAT WILL BE LIVE. THEN I'LL START WORKING ON A CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND WEDDING MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE LEAGUE CITY AS A DESTINATION FOR WEDDINGS AND, AND DEVELOPING ALL THE CONTENT FOR THAT. AND THEN DECEMBER, UH, WE'LL BE WORKING ON SPRINGTIME STUFF. SO IT'S JUST AS SOON AS WE GET ONE DONE, WE'RE ONTO TO THE NEXT THING. SO IT'S ALL MOVING FORWARD. UH, THIS IS A PREVIEW HERE ON THE SCREEN OF OUR HOMETOWN HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN. WE HAVE THE BANNER AD THAT WE JUST FINISHED. THE, THE BIG ONE TO THE RIGHT IS OUR, UH, FULL PAGE AD WORK COMMUNITY, UH, COMMUNITY IMPACT. AND THAT SCREENSHOT IN THE MIDDLE IS OUR WEBSITE. SO THAT IS ALL UPDATED. IT'S LEAGUE CITY HOLIDAYS.COM AND THEN THAT IS A SCREENSHOT OF OUR LITTLE 15 SECONDS COMMERCIAL SLOT THAT WILL BE PLACED ALONG. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? NO. GOOD? MM-HMM. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO OUR TOURISM PLAN DOCUMENT, THAT IS THE, THIS PACKET RIGHT HERE. AND SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE A WEIRD, THE PRINTER WAS PRINTING OUT A LITTLE BIT. IT PRINTED OUT PACKETS AND THEN IT STARTED PRINTING THE COVER ON THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THE FIRST SET OF [00:30:01] THE THINGS. SO IF YOU HAVE A FRONT AND BACK THAT LOOKS . I, I'M SORRY, . I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT DID THAT, BUT IT DID. I SAID PRINT 12 COPIES AND IT DID IT CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT SEPARATING. I DID SAY CO CO. YEAH. OUR PRINTERS ACTING. IT WAS VERY STRANGE. I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. SO I THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO DO TO FIX IT IS JUST PRINT OUT NEW COVERS AND STAPLE THAT TO THE FRONT. AND SOME OF Y'ALL HAVE TWO COVERS. . YEAH, . SO OUR TOURISM PLAN FOR, UH, 2024, OUR TOP PRIORITIES FROM THE C P B ARE GENERATING AWARENESS THROUGH MARKETING PROMOTIONS, DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT, GROWING OUR TOURISM EXPERIENCES, AND MAXIMIZING THE RETURNS. AND THAT'S DONE THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND PARTNER ENGAGEMENT THINGS. UM, MY TOP GOALS AND STRATEGIES THERE INCREASE TRAVEL AWARENESS THROUGH TOURISM MARKETING PROGRAMS AND KEY MARKET AND INCREASE THE POSITIVE IMPACTS OF TRAVEL. YOU'RE GONNA BUILD TOURISM COLLATERAL, UPDATE ANNUAL TOURISM SPREAD DOCUMENTS, WHICH I JUST DID. UH, CREATE PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR, CARRY OUT ALL THE SCHEDULED PRODUCT IN THE SCHEDULE PROJECTS IN THE CALENDAR. AND THEN ALSO, UH, WE CREATED AN EDITORIAL PLAN AND WE'LL BE MAINTAINING ALL THAT AND MAINTAINING THE WEBSITE ON LY CITY.COM. WE'LL BE PROVIDING VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICES AND GROWING THE OFFERINGS OF THE C B B UH, NEW VISITOR CENTER. IN RAILROAD CAFE. WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A PLAN TO THE FIVE VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICES TO TRAVEL TRAVELERS AT KEY LOCATIONS AND TOUCH POINTS, INCLUDING BIG LEAGUE DRINKS, HOTELS, BUSINESSES, AND HISTORIC DISTRICT. THAT'S OUR BROCHURE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. UH, NUMBER FOUR, DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION. WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO, TO GROW LEAGUE CITIES', HOTEL INDUSTRY AND TOUR PRODUCT OFFERINGS. BUILD STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATE WITH EVERYBODY. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAXIMIZE ALL OF OUR STRATEGIC TOURISM PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. UH, TEXAS TOURISM AROUND HOUSTON, GOOD GROUNDS ONE STAR COASTAL ALLIANCE DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL TEXAS TRAVEL ALLIANCE, HOUSTON HOSPITALITY ALLIANCE, T A C B B, AND BAY AREA HOUSTON CCB B. WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH ALL OF THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT LAKE CITY IS ON THE MAP AND WE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN TO EXTEND OUR REACH. OH GOODNESS. THAT WAS FAST. LET'S SEE. GO BACK. TOURISM MARKETING. SO TOURISM MARKETING, THAT IS THE BIGGEST FOCUS BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS AND BRING TRAVELERS HERE. SO WE HAVE A SLEW OF TRAVEL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, PROMOTIONAL TOOLS, OUR WEBSITE, OUR CONTENT PLAN, AND ALL THAT IS ON PAGE 10 AND 11. YOU CAN SEE THAT KIND OF THE PLANS RIGHT NOW AND THAT WILL CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BUT I HAD TO GO AHEAD AND GET A GOOD SCALE FOR YOU. MM-HMM. , DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT, THESE ARE SOME OF THE SPECIAL PRODUCTS THAT PROJECTS THAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW TO KIND OF GROW THE EXPERIENCE. SO OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGEST ONE RIGHT NOW IS THE LAKE CITY VISITORS CENTER OPENING CAFE PROVIDES A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE RAILROAD HISTORY AND SO WE'RE ALSO DEVELOPING A NEW HISTORIC DISTRICT BROCHURE AND MAP THAT'S GONNA SHOWCASE EVERYTHING AND THEN HISTORIC DISTRICT THERE. SO IT'S GONNA BE AN OPEN, UH, ILLUSTRATED MAP OF HISTORIC DISTRICT TO SHOW ALL THE COOL THINGS NEARBY. ALSO, I MENTIONED WE ARE PLANNING TO CREATE AN APP VERSION OF THAT HISTORY TOUR AS WELL. SO IT'LL BE KIND OF A STORYTELLING ELEMENT. WE'LL BE COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH THE LEAGUE CITY HISTORIC SOCIETY ON ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WE'RE ALSO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE ART INITIATIVE. UM, SARAH'S INVOLVED, I MEAN, IN CHARGE OF THAT. AND, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF COOL THINGS HAPPENING THIS YEAR WITH A BIG NEW MURAL. OUR PUBLIC ART WORK THAT'S THERE. UH, WE ARE GONNA BE PLANNING JAZZ NIGHTS IN THE PARK STARTING FEBRUARY AND IT'LL BE ONCE A MONTH, FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND APRIL. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO POSSIBLY BE HAVING MUSIC EVENINGS ON THE PLAZA WITH THE LAKE CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THEY'RE INTERESTED IN MOVING THERE ONCE A, UH, MONTH SATURDAY MUSIC STUFF DOWN TO LAKE PARK. WE ALSO WILL HAVE THE WETLAND AND KNIGHTS ART FEST. AND THERE'S A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE'LL BE DOING IN APRIL CALLED THE HUNDRED BIRDS OF GALVESTON COUNTY EXHIBIT. IT'S AN AN ART INSTALLATION AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH FEATHER FEST, WHICH HAPPENS IN GALVESTON TO HAVE AN EVENING EVENT TO DRAW ALL THE BURGERS OVER AT FEATHER FEST TO LEAGUE CITY FOR THIS BIG ART EXHIBIT. SO IT'S AN INTERACTIVE ART THING, UM, AND A FUNDRAISING TYPE TOO THAT WILL BENEFIT THE ARTS. ALSO WORKING ON THE WATER RECREATION AND WATER TAXI PROJECT. AND THEN ANOTHER IS THE SPECIAL EVENT FACILITY MARKETING. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY COLLATERAL RIGHT NOW THAT SHOWS OUR, OUR MEETING VENUES AND OUR WEDDING VENUES. SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THAT. UH, I HAD A, UH, SITE VISIT WITH BIG LEAGUE DREAMS ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH THE GYMNASTICS TOURNAMENT AND THEY, THEY JUST, THEY NEED MARKETING COLLATERAL AND WE NEED TO WORK ON PULLING ALL THAT TOGETHER AND SHOWCASING WHERE YOU CAN HAVE THESE EVENTS IN LEAGUE CITY. SO THAT'S GONNA BE A PROJECT IN THE FUTURE FOR ME. AND THEN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, I WON'T GO DOWN THIS LONG LIST, BUT LOTS OF NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS, UH, THROUGH BAY HOUSTON VISIT HOUSTON AND THE HOUSTON AND BEYOND PARTNERSHIP OUT THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN. AND THEN ALSO JUST GETTING CONTENT IN TEXAS TRIBUTED THROUGH THESE OTHER ONES. UM, THEN ALSO [00:35:01] ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP TYPE THING IS MARKET DATA AND ANALYTICS. SO I MENTIONED DATA FIVE THAT DASHBOARDS EARLIER. THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT I USE. IT GIVES ME ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE AND WHERE THEY'RE FROM, THAT SORT OF THING. AND THEN, UH, WE ALSO HAVE GOBOS SHORT-TERM RENTAL DASHBOARD AND SHORT TERM RENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. AND THEN I ALSO WORK WITH, UH, SOME OTHER TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS, S T R MONTHLY HOTEL PERFORMANCE REPORTS THAT GIVES US PERFORMANCE REPORTS ON WHAT LEE CITY HOTELS ARE DOING AND INTERNAL RESEARCH. OKAY. HOTEL OCCUPANCY, TAX REVENUE. THIS IS THE GOOD STUFF. SO HOT TAXI, THIS IS HOW THE CONDITION OF DISTRICT BUREAU FUNDED. LAST MONTH WE HAD A SEMINAR ABOUT HOW WE USE HOT TAXES, RIGHT? WE HAD GARRETT FROM THE TEXAS HOTEL LOBBYING ASSOCIATION IN, AND HE TALKED THOSE THROUGH ALL OF THE WAYS THAT WE USE HOT TAXES. UM, HOT TAXES ARE, UM, IT RESTRICTED BY STATE LAW. IT'S CHAPTER 3 51 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE. IT'S A SPECIAL TAX THAT IS DEDICATED FOR THE PROMOTIONS OF TOURISM. SO IT'S COLLECTED BY HOTELS TAX PAID BY PEOPLE THAT'S NOT IN LEAGUE CITY HOTELS. AND THE CITY COLLECTS THAT. AND THE LEAGUE CITY, UH, TAX RATE IS 7% ON. SO OUR REVENUE THIS YEAR, BIG EXCITING THING IS THAT OUR REVENUE IS UP THIS YEAR MM-HMM. A GOOD FIT. UM, I DO NOT HAVE Q FOUR NUMBERS IN YET, BUT BASED OFF OF THE TREND THAT WE'RE SEEING THIS YEAR AND THE VERY STRONG HOTEL PERFORMANCE REPORT WE'RE SEEING, I THINK IT'S GOING TO PROBABLY EXCEED $800,000 THIS YEAR. I'M VERY EXCITED BECAUSE IT'S NEVER BEEN THAT HIGH IN THE CITY LAST YEAR. 2022 WAS 7 89 8 9 7. AND THIS YEAR I THINK IT'S GONNA EXCEED THAT. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. Q1 THROUGH Q3 OF THIS YEAR IS 13% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT COMPARING IT TO PRE PANDEMIC COVID LEVELS, WHICH WAS HIGH 2019, IT IS 34% HIGHER COMPARED TO THAT. SO WE ARE DOING VERY GOOD. UM, OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY RATE STATS AND OUR PERFORMANCE STAS ARE THERE UNDER . UM, OCCUPANCY RATE OF THE CITY IS 65.2. OUR A D R AVERAGE DAILY RATE IS $108 AND 12 CENTS. REVENUE FOR AVAILABLE ROOM IS $70 AND 50 CENTS. AND OUR TOTAL HOTEL ROOM I SOLD IN LAKE CITY YEAR TO DATE IS 86,849. SO THAT IS ALSO UP 14% OVER 14% FROM LAST YEAR. AND THEN OUR REVENUE IS UP OVER 13% FROM LAST YEAR. YOU SEE THE YEAR TO DATE NUMBER THERE. AND THAT IS, UH, THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST. I DON'T HAVE SEPTEMBER. I JUST BY AUGUST THEN THINGS ARE GOING REALLY GOOD. MM-HMM. OKAY. ADOPTED BUDGET. DID EVERYBODY PICK UP A COPY OF THE BUDGET? THIS IS OUR ADOPTED BUDGET AND I DID SOME SCREENSHOTS. IT'S HARD TO READ ON A SCREEN, BUT I PUT IT UP THERE. UM, THIS IS PULLED FROM THE BUDGET BOOK THIS YEAR. IT SHOWED YOU THE PERSONNEL THERE. SO THE C B B PAY, UH, MY SALARY, UH, PART-TIME WRITER STAFF, WHICH IS JULIANA. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE A PORTION OF THE MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST SALARY IN THAT AS WELL. THAT'S OUR SALARY NUMBERS AND, UH, SUPPLIES. AND, UH, YOU CAN JUST SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THERE. SO SUPPLIES, SERVICES, AND CHARGES. THERE WAS AN INCREASE A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR BECAUSE I AM BUDGETING FOR OPERATIONAL NEEDS WITH THE NEW VISITOR CENTER PAYING THIS YEAR. SO I DID INCREASE THAT. UM, SERVICES AND CHARGES HAD A DECREASE OF $27,000 BASED OFF OF HISTORICAL ACTIONS, UH, THAT IS, UH, OR MOSTLY UNDER PROFESSIONAL S SERVICE AGREEMENTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. SURE. JUST FOR DEFINITION, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE? YES. SPECIAL PROGRAMS. SO BAY AREA C B B IS ONE OF THEM. THAT'S OUR CONTRACT WITH BAY AREA C B B, UH, MAJORITY HOUSE. THAT IS A PREVIOUS EXPENDITURES. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR, UH, THERE WAS A $20,000 EXPENDITURE TO PURCHASE THE GIRARDI HOUSE. OKAY. AND THE CITY OWNS THAT NOW. YEP. UH, DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION, THAT IS A, THAT IS A PROGRAM THAT I BUDGETED THIS YEAR TO WORK ON SIGNAGE, HISTORY PROJECT, SOMETHING THAT WOULD BRING OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT AND ACTIVATE THAT, THAT IS JUST A 10,000 PROGRAM IN THERE. ART AND CULTURAL, THAT IS THE ART INITIATIVE. SO THAT FUNDS THE MURAL, PUBLIC ARTWORK DEVELOPMENT CITY BEAUTIFUL GROUP AND SPECIAL THAT ALSO FUNDS ALL OF OUR TRAFFIC BOX MURALS AS WELL THAT HAVE TO COME FROM HOT MM-HMM. . UM, AND THEN SPECIAL EVENTS IS THE HOT TAX GRANT BUDGET. SO WE BUDGETED $75,000 DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS. THAT WAS REDUCED BY 2000. SO THIS YEAR IT'S 73 AND THAT IS A, A PLACEHOLDER TYPE BUDGET BECAUSE IT'S BASED OFF OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS AND HOT TAX GRANTS. WHAT WAS THE 2000 THAT [00:40:01] WAS TAKEN OFF? THAT WAS THE CLEAR LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VOTE PARADE THAT WAS REMOVED. UH, THE CITY COUNCIL REMOVED THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CLEAR LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ALSO THE $2,000 THAT WE HAD BUDGETED TO SPONSOR THE CLEAR LAKE CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE FOR THIS YEAR. WHICH I, I GOT THIS AFTER THE I. OKAY. YEAH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT? I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT WITH, UM, I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE CLEAR LAKE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OF COURSE SOUTH, UM, REPRESENTS DC BIG TIME ALL THE TIME. UM, BUT IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE BOARD MEETING THAT, UM, I THINK YOU TOLD THEM THAT THAT LEAGUE CITY WAS NO LONGER GONNA BE A MEMBER, UM, OF THE CHAMBER THAT WAS GUARD UP IN THE BUDGET. RIGHT. AND ALSO BOAT PARADE. AND I WENT AND A COMMENT WAS MADE IF BOAT PARADE IS AN UNIQUE CITY, WHICH THEY GIVE A LOT OF ADVERTISING TO, UM, THEY MAY HAVE TO PULL IT FROM SHO HARBOR RESORT, WHICH IS A LOT OF REVENUE. AND THEY HIT OTHER HOTELS IN THE LAKE CITY AREA AS WELL. SO I, I PULLED SOME NUMBERS TOGETHER, UM, BASED ON THE ROOM NIGHTS THAT WE GET FROM THAT AND THE HIGH TAXES PAID TO THE CITY, THE CITY WOULD NOT GET ANYWHERE FROM 7,500 TO $8,500 IN HIGH TAX FUNDS. OKAY. OKAY. UM, IF YOU'LL DO ME A FAVOR, PUT THAT IN AN EMAIL I'LL, SO I CAN, UH, DISCUSS IT WITH THE COUNCIL. UM, THESE THINGS WERE BROUGHT UP IN THE OPEN MEETINGS WHENEVER WE SURE. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT, NOBODY RAISED ANY OBJECTIONS DURING THE BUDGET TALKS. SO SOMEBODY RAISED ANY AND REGARD ANY INFORMATION FORWARD. OKAY. I'LL, I'LL RAISE IT WITH YOU. I UNDERSTAND. I KNOW THAT WE ARE, I KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS PULLED BACK ON LIKE THE CHAMBERS AND PULLED BACK BACK MORE LOCAL THAN, THAN OUTSIDE LOCAL. SURE. UM, BUT SEND AN EMAIL WITH THE NUMBERS I'LL AND I CAN BE DISCUSSING WITH COUNCIL. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. THANKS. THEY'VE PROBABLY NEVER FACTORED IN THAT THEY WOULD PULL THE, THE, THE BUSINESS THEY DO. RIGHT. SO IT MAKES SENSE TO ME. THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET A RETURN. WE'RE NOT GONNA KNOW THOSE NUMBERS NECESSARILY. EXACTLY. THAT'S WHAT WE RELY ON THE OUTSIDE. BRING THAT TO US NOW THAT WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS. THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. YEAH. SO WE CAN GO FROM THERE. YEAH. HAPPY TO. THANKS . YEAH, OUR GRANT PROGRAM IS A REALLY DEEP PROGRAM AND, AND I HAVE THAT HIGHLIGHTED IN YOUR, IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT DOCUMENT HERE. UM, WHAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT THAT IS THAT WHENEVER THE CITY EVALUATES THAT, THE BOARD EVALUATES THESE GRANT APPLICATIONS. AND THE GRANT APPLICATION WAS LOOKING AT WHAT TYPE OF, UH, RETURN IT BRINGS BACK TO THE CITY AS FAR AS TOURISM REVENUE, HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS AND, AND TOURISM SPENDING NUMBERS, UH, BASED OFF OF ATTENDANCE AND ACTUAL ROOM NIGHTS TRACKED AND THAT SORT OF THING. SO WHEN THE BOARD IS EVALUATING THOSE GRANT REQUESTS ARE LOOKING AT THAT. AND I UNDERSTAND DURING THAT, THAT'S JUST A SPECIAL PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AND IT'S, IT'S KIND OF BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE WE MARKET THAT AND GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT HOW THAT ACTUALLY WORKS. MM-HMM. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON BUDGET? ALL? SO IT'S DEFINITELY A LOT MY COMMUNICATIONS UPDATES, BUT I'LL, UH, I'LL UPDATE, UH, REAL QUICKLY. SO SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT WE ARE PAINTING A VERY LARGE SCALE MURAL, UH, ON THE SIDE OF THE, UH, SHOPPING PLAZA, UH, THAT BAKER KAZ MANAGES. IT'S RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF THE I 45 PETER ROLL ROAD AT MAIN STREET. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A TWO, TWO STORY MURAL, UM, THAT ESSENTIALLY WILL ACT AS A PERMANENT BILLBOARD FOR THE CITY. UM, WE'RE FINDING FINALIZING THE DESIGN NOW, ULTIMATELY THE KEITH CITY BEAUTIFUL BOARD WILL APPROVE THE DESIGN. UM, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE OWNER OF THE SHOPPING PLAZA TO APPROVE OF THE DESIGN. AFTER THAT, WE'RE ALL PRETTY MUCH ON THE SAME PAGE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. UM, WHICH IS KIND OF, UH, KAYAKER KAYAKING ON THEIR CREEK, SHOWING THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE CREEK AND BIRDS AND WILDLIFE AND, AND THAT KIND OF THING. SO, UH, ADAM, SO SOCI, WHO'S A LEAD CITY RESIDENT AND A PROFESSIONAL MURAL ARTIST WHO'S DONE A LOT OF OUR TRAFFIC BOXES, HE'LL START PAINTING THAT IN PROBABLY LATE JANUARY. THEY'RE DOING SOME LANDSCAPING AND THEY'RE RE ASPHALTING THE ENTIRE, UM, PLANT OVER THERE. SO THEY WANNA GET ALL THAT DONE SO IT DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, IMPACT THINK AT ALL WHEN THEY'RE, THEY'RE DOING MURAL. SO THAT SHOPPING PLAZA IS GONNA LOOK A LOT NICER. UH, LANDSCAPING RE ASPHALTING SIGN AND OF COURSE THE MURAL. UM, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ACCEPTING, UM, UH, NOT APPLICATIONS BUT [00:45:01] SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR TRAFFIC BOX MURAL WRAP PROGRAM. UM, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WRAPPING UP TO 10 BOXES FROM, UH, RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, ANYBODY WHO LIVES WITHIN A 25 MILE RADIUS OF LEAGUE CITY. AND YOU CAN BE PROFESSIONAL AMATEUR, YOU CAN BE, YOU KNOW, A CHILD TO, UH, A SENIOR CITIZEN. THERE'S NO AGE LIMIT. UM, WE'VE GOTTEN QUITE A FEW, UH, SUBMISSIONS SO FAR. THE DEADLINE IS, UH, NOVEMBER 1ST, EXCUSE ME, NOVEMBER 3RD. UM, AND THEN WE'VE ACTUALLY EXTENDED THE DEADLINE FOR C C I S D AND D D DICKINSON I S D STUDENTS. SO IT TAKES THEM THROUGH CHRISTMAS BREAK SO THEY HAVE TIME TO WORK ON THINGS OVER, UH, THANKSGIVING BREAK AND CHRISTMAS BREAK BECAUSE WE KNOW THOSE KIDS ARE PRETTY BUSY AND THE ART TEACHERS ARE PRETTY BUSY AS WELL. UM, SO THAT WILL WRAP 10 MORE BOXES IN THE SPRING. AND SO, UH, WITH, UM, WITH STEPHANIE AND THE WHOLE VISITOR CENTER, WE WILL THEN BE PRODUCING AN ART MAP. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REQUESTING BASICALLY A PHYSICAL BROCHURE THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE AN INTERACTIVE MAP , THEY WANT A PHYSICAL BROCHURE THAT GIVES ALL THE INTERSECTIONS AND ALL THE LOCATIONS AND PICTURES OF ALL THE ART WE HAVE ON THESE CITIES. SO THAT'LL ALSO BE GREAT FOR RESIDENTS, BUT IT'LL BE REALLY GREAT TO HAVE VISITOR CENTER FOR VISITORS THAT COME TO OUR CITY AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE ARTWORK THAT WE HAVE. SO WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THAT IN THE SPRING ONCE WE CAN GET PICTURES OF ALL THE TED, UM, WRAPPED BOXES AND OF COURSE THE NEW MURAL THAT'S GOING ON THE SIDE OF THE, UM, OF THE WALL OF THAT SHOPPING PLAZA. AND THEN AS STEPHANIE MENTIONED, WE'RE JUST REALLY ALSO EXPANDING OUR, UM, NON-VISUAL ARTS TO THE PERFORMANCE ARTS. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH K T S U, WHICH IS THE JAZZ STATION OUT OF TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY. UM, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN DOING A JAZZ FESTIVAL THAT'S OVER A COUPLE, COUPLE DAYS, OVER A WEEKEND, LIKE A FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY. WE SAID, WHOA, LET'S SLOW DOWN AND LET'S MAYBE LOOK AT SOME JAZZ NIGHTS IN THE PARK ON SOME SATURDAYS. SO WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THOSE IN FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL. UM, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS ACTUALLY STARTED AS UH, A PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY WHERE THEY WOULD DO A LECTURE AND THEN A LIVE PERFORMANCE AFTERWARDS. STARTED WITH 40 PEOPLE GREW TO 100 PEOPLE BEFORE THEY KNEW IT. THEY HAD UPWARDS OF 200, 300 PEOPLE ATTENDING THESE LECTURE SERIES AND THE JAZZ PERFORMANCES. UM, AND PEOPLE WERE DRIVING US FAR AWAY FROM THE WOODLANDS AND KATY AND SIDE FAIR. SO WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE, UH, TRYING TO OFFER A HOTEL PACKAGE BRIDGE WITH THE FOLKS THAT ARE COMING TO THE JAZZ CONCERTS ON A SATURDAY NIGHT, CAN ALSO STAY AT A HOTEL. WE DID A SURVEY OF ALL THE FOLKS THAT ATTENDED, UH, LAST YEAR'S LECTURES AND, AND ALMOST UM, 80% SAID THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN A HOTEL KIND OF DEAL. SO THEY'RE COMING THROUGH SFA WOODLANDS, KATIE, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY NOT WANNA BACK DRIVE BACK. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH UM, COMMUNICATIONS AS IT RELATES TO CBB ACTIVITIES AND UM, THE ART INITIATIVE. SARAH, ON THOSE JAZZ NIGHTS WE TALKED ABOUT ROOM PACKAGES. WE NEED TO GET THE HOTELS POSSIBLY TO, WE NEED TO SEND THAT DATE YES. TO OUR HOTELS. YEAH. AND HAVE THEM AWARE OF THAT. MAYBE THEY CAN PUT UP A SPECIAL HOTEL PACKAGE. GREAT. WE HAVE THE DATES ALREADY. YEAH. SO WE CAN GIVE THOSE TO, TO, TO YOU IF YOU WANT. EMAIL TO THE HOTEL. YES. GET THAT GOING. YES. 'CAUSE WE'LL DEFINITELY CREATE A JAZZ PAGE. WE'LL PROBABLY GO ON USE, YOU KNOW, VISIBLY CITY FOUR SLASH JAZZ. MM-HMM. PUT IT ON YOUR SITE AS WELL SO THAT PEOPLE CAN KNOW, UM, ABOUT THE CONCERTS AND THEN ALSO ABOUT THE ROOMS THAT YOU KNOW YOU CAN ENJOY AS WELL. BECAUSE IDEALLY YOU'D COME IN ON A SATURDAY, STAY SATURDAY NIGHT, ENJOY THE CONCERT IN THE EVENING, THAT YOU COULD DO SOME STUFF DURING THE DAY, ALL ALL AROUND THE AREA AND YOU COULD SUNDAY ON THAT LANDING PAGE, WE CAN DO A WHOLE PLANER'S STAY SECTION. OH YEAH. THAT BE INCLUDE OTHER THINGS HAPPENING IN THE AREA. YEAH. MOST TYPICALLY, MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT THAT ARE INTERESTED IN JAZZ TEND TO BE, YOU KNOW, FOLKS THAT HAVE MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME AND ARE INTERESTED IN THE ARTS AND WOULD BE INTERESTED IN IT'S A REALLY, YEAH. SIMILAR, SIMILAR TO THE BURDEN. AND WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEN THE VISITOR CENTER AND THE CAFE WILL BE OPEN AND SO THE CAFE WILL HAVE A LIQUOR OR A BEER AND WINE LICENSE. SO PEOPLE THAT ARE ATTENDING WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A BEER, A GLASS OF WINE. THEY'LL BE ABLE, WILL HAVE FOOD TRUCKS THERE AS WELL SO THEY CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, UM, DINNER OR SNACK, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF THING. AND THEN BRING THEIR CHAIRS AND LISTEN TO, UH, A JAZZ PERFORMANCE. WE GONNA HAVE LIQUOR IN THE BAR. BEER AND WINE. BEER AND WINE. AND WE'VE ALREADY PASSED THAT WITH THE CITY ORDINANCE. YEAH. CITY ORDINANCE WAS BAD CHANGED ON THAT. YEAH. WE PASSED THAT LIKE TWO YEARS AGO. HMM. IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT, UH, THEY CAN'T HAVE GLASS CONTAINERS. SO WHAT IT WOULD BE WOULD BE, UM, I KNOW THAT THE, UM, THE SULF FREE FOLKS HAVE COME TO AN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH GALVESTON BAY BREWING. SO THEY'RE GONNA BE ALWAYS SELLING GALVESTON BAY BREWING, UM, BEERS AT THEIR, UM, AT THEIR PLACE, WHICH IS GREAT 'CAUSE THEY'RE SUPPOSED SUPPORTING THE BAY AREA. [00:50:01] AND THEN I THINK THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON A WINE, UM, LOCAL WINE WINERY THAT THEY, MAYBE IT MAY BE HACK THAT THEY WORK WITH TO, TO BASICALLY SELL LOCAL BEER AND WINE PRODUCTS AND THEY, AND EXAMPLE, IF YOU GET A GLASS OF WINE, IT'S GONNA BE POURED IN A CUP, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GONNA HAVE A GLASS OF CONTAINER. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UPDATES FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. START ON THAT END. DO YOU WANNA GO FIRST? JANINE, ANY UPDATES? NO, OTHER THAN JUST GETTING READY FOR, UH, NOVEMBER ART SHOW CREATOR SHOW, UM, THE HOLIDAY PARK, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE, WHO, WHO AM I SUPPOSED TO GET IN CHARGE YET? HOLIDAY IN PARK. I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. LAKE CITY PROUD. OKAY. I CAN HELP YOU. OKAY, I'LL THAT ONE. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY DRAWING LETTUCE STUFF JUST SO FAR. SO THAT'S THAT UNUSUAL. USED TO DRINK STUFF A LITTLE BIT LATER. GREAT. AND THAT'S OKAY. I NEED THE REST RIGHT NOW. JACOB, HOW'S THE RESTAURANT? RESTAURANT'S GOOD. GETTING BUSY ALWAYS. YEAH. NO, NO CARS. NO, EXACTLY. MM-HMM. . MM-HMM DRIVE THROUGH SPECIALS. BRIDGET? YEAH, I GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS. THERE IS A FREE CAR SHOW AT THE MARINA THIS WEEKEND. THEY'RE ACTUALLY STAYING WITH US FOR LIKE FIVE DAYS. IT'S A BIG GROUP. THEY HAVE OVER A HUNDRED OF CLASSIC CARS. THEY'RE REALLY COOL. UM, IT'S A FREE SHOW ON THE SIDE OF THE MARINA, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOTEL AND THEY'LL HAVE FOOD TRUCKS AND EVERYTHING. IT'S SATURDAY FROM 10 UNTIL TWO AND EVERYBODY'S INVITED. SO IT'S KIND OF COOL. THAT'S NEAT. UM, NOVEMBER 17TH, IT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S CRAZY, UM, IS THE GRAND UNVEILING OF THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE. SO EVERYONE IS INVITED. WHERE DID GO TOO FAST? THE 17TH. 17TH. IT'S A THURSDAY FOR, NO IT'S NOT 17TH. 16TH. 16TH. IS THAT THURSDAY? IT'S ON, IT SAYS THE 16TH ON. I HAVEN'T GONE 16TH. NO. OKAY. IT'S THE 16TH AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE LOBBY OF THE HOTEL. IT'S REALLY COOL. I MEAN WE HAVE COOKIES AND WAFFLE AND EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY AND IT'S THE SUGAR PLUMS ARE THERE 'CAUSE THAT'S A KICKOFF TO THEIR WEEKENDS. SO THEY DANCE AND RUN AROUND THE LOBBY AND IT'S, IT'S JUST REALLY CUTE. UM, THIS SATURDAY IS THE LAST, UM, SIP AND THAT WE HAVE FOR THE SEASON. THAT'S CRAZY TOO. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT'S ALREADY OVER. UM, SO WE STILL HAVE SOME SEATS AVAILABLE ON THAT. JUST GO ONLINE TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS AND, UM, BOTH Y'ALL BUSY. WE'RE SLAMMED UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. WOW. YEAH. YEAH. NOT COMPLAINING. AWESOME. OKAY. HOW LONG WE HAVE THANKSGIVING TO GO AS WELL IF ANYBODY DOESN'T WANNA COOK. I SAW THAT. HMM. I THE OTHER DAY. UM, WEDDING SALES ARE STILL CRUMMY. THAT'S SURPRISED. BUT I SAW NATIONAL SITUATION. YEAH, WE'RE STILL BLAMING COVID ENGAGEMENT GAP, ALL THAT. UM, BUT DOING WHAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE REACHED OUT TO STEPHANIE TO HELP ALL OF US, UM, WITH SOME SORT OF, YOU KNOW, LAKE CITY WEDDINGS AND EVENTS. THERE ARE LOTS OF VENUES IN THE TOWN IN TOWN NOW. UM, AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, DRESS SHOPS, BAKERIES, RING STORES, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE TRICKLED OUT. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO GET SOMETHING GOING FOR ENGAGEMENT SEASON. ALSO GONNA BE WORKING WITH THE BAY AREA, HOUSTON, C B V, TO, YOU KNOW, WEDDINGS IN BAY AREA BECAUSE AGAIN, LOTS OF VENUES IF YOU ENCOMPASS ALL THOSE CITIES. UM, SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP BECAUSE JUST AWARENESS. UM, THE PROBLEM IS OUR MARKETING DOLLARS DON'T GO AS FAR BECAUSE OF THE MAJOR DIRECTORIES LIKE WEDDING WIRE AND THE KNOT. JUST TAKE OVER. SO THAT'S FIVE POWER. RIGHT. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU AND I APOLOGIZE, I FORGOT MY LITTLE CARDS THAT WE ARE HAVING. IT'S ON THIS LIST. WE'RE HAVING OUR BLOCK CARD E AND FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL SEVENTH ANNUAL ON NOVEMBER 3RD. UM, I DO SEE THAT SOUL FREAK IS HAVING SOMETHING TOO, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOOD OR BAD, BUT GET RID OF THAT. OKAY. WE TALK ABOUT WE GONNA WAIT TILL THE FIRST OF THE YEAR TO START THOSE. MOST LIKELY THEY WOULD JUST BE AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYER TYPE. RIGHT. I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING IT WOULD BE BAD FOR HER BECAUSE WE'RE VERY LOUD THAT DAY. OKAY. UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE ALL OF YOU TO COME. THE BAR WILL BE OPEN, FOOD TRUCKS WILL BE THERE. ACTUALLY A BARBECUE TRUCK COMING FROM SAN ANTONIO THAT IS, WHAT TIME DOES IT START? IT'S SIX TO NINE. YOU DON'T MAKE IT. OH, THAT IS DICKSON'S FINAL GAME. IS IT? OKAY. WE'LL MISS YOU CAN'T MISS GAMES. I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND. UM, BUT EVERYONE ELSE, WELCOME [00:55:01] TO COME. LAKE CITY WILL HAVE A TABLE. UM, AND THEN WE WORK WITH LIKE, UH, GULF COAST TINY PAWS. WE USUALLY GIVE THEM A LITTLE AREA TO GET SOME KITTENS ADOPTED AND UM, OTHER THINGS GOING ON. WE HAVE THE PUMPKIN PARADE FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT. UM, EVERYBODY LOOKED SO CUTE. AND I, I WANNA THANK SARAH AND STEPHANIE AND ASHLEY JACKSON AND, UM, JOAQUIN FOR PARTNERING WITH ME ON THAT AND GETTING THE TREAT BAGS AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR THEM. WE HAD THE COLORING BOOKS IN THEM AND UM, THEN HOPEFULLY YOU FOUND 'EM USEFUL AT HARVESTS FEST. UM, SO IT WAS A GOOD TIMING THERE TO HAVE BOTH OF THOSE THINGS ON THE SAME DAY. UH, LAKE CITY PROUD IS WORKING VERY HARD ON THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY IN THE PARK, ACCEPTING VENDORS, ACCEPTING FOOD TRUCKS. AND I AM THE CARE PERSON WHO ARE THE CHILDREN'S PARADE. SO I'M WORKING TO GET SPONSORS AND GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THAT. UM, THAT'S IT FOR ME. , WHAT, WHAT IS THE BUSY SEASON? WHAT IS THE THEME THIS YEAR? UH, IT'S, OH GOSH, JAMES. YEAH, IT'S UHHUH. WHAT WAS IT CALLED? UH, FAMILY VACATION. FAMILY VACATION. VACATION IS A THEME THIS YEAR FOR THE CHRISTMAS. YEAH. I HAD A, I HAD A CHUB CHASE CUT. I HAD CHUB CHASE CUTOUT BY MY DESK FOR WEEKS I REMEMBER. YEAH. UM, THE CITY GONNA HAVE IS THE CITY. WE NOT PER SE GONNA HAVE A FLOAT. WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME SORT OF TROLLEY, CARRIAGE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WITH COUNCIL. OR WITH COUNCIL. OKAY. EITHER THAT OR I'LL BE RIDING MYSELF SIDE. I DON'T HAVE SIDE YET. YOU CAN JUST BE AIR FLOATS. YOU'RE UNDERSTAND. I DRIVE MY FAMILY TO NUTS. I LOVE VACATION . I LOVE VACATION MOVIE. YEAH. THAT'S THE BEST MOVIE. YES. DON'T DRAG THE DOG. OKAY. CAN LEAVE THE LEASE ON THE BACK OF IT THOUGH. YOU THINK THAT'LL GET SOME UH, SOME, SOME ISSUES. MIGHT NOT BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S A GREAT WEEKEND. YOU KNOW, IT'S, I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK FOR THESE VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY THAT ARE HELPING, BUT IT'S GREAT. I MEAN OUR KIDS LOVE IT AND IT'S WHAT MAKES US STILL FEEL LIKE A SMALL TOWN. SO YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. UM, WE DON'T HAVE PLANS TO ATTEND THAT. YOU SHOULD MAYBE SLOGAN IT. LIGHTS SOUND . UM, OKAY, SO THAT'S IT FOR ME. NOTHING HERE UNLESS YOU WANNA KNOW ABOUT THE LEAGUE CITY REAL ESTATE. . IS IT STILL INVENTORY IS STILL LOW BUT IT'S RISING. INTEREST RATES ARE RISING AND RATES ARE EXPECTED TO GO TO 9%. INTEREST RATES ARE LOOKING TO GO TO 9%. YES. HOUSES ARE STILL SELLING QUITTING, BUT IN THE WEST I CAN THAT YEAH, THEY'RE SITTING A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR. BUT PEOPLE ARE, THE RATES ARE EXPECTED TO GO DOWN TO LIKE 4.1% IN 2025. REALLY? THEY'RE SAYING IT'S GONNA CREATE A FRENZY IN THE MARKETING THEN. CRAZY. WOW. WHO CAN WAIT TO 25 AND BUY A NEW HOUSING? PEOPLE OR BUY? YOU'RE TALKING 9%, BUT YEAH, NO, THAT'S TRUE. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING. YEAH. IT'S BETTER TO BUY IT NOW THAN REFINANCE ONE DROP. YEAH. THAT'S WHY I'M LIKE, OOH, REFINANCE. THAT'S WHY I'M WAITING. . I LIKE THE INTERESTING. NICE. THAT'S PAINFUL. OKAY, ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING. OH YEAH, SORRY. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANY REQUESTS ABOUT THEM? I IMAGINE WE'LL TALK ABOUT BREAK AND HOW IT'S GOING AND SO YEAH, WE'LL PROBABLY MAYBE AT THE NEXT WEEK. SO I BELIEVE THAT PRESENTING AT THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY. UM, WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM. AND THEN ALSO ON THE BUNK HOUSE. THAT'S THE BUNK HOUSE. OKAY. AND POSSIBLY BACK. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.