* 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] OKAY. TEN OH FIVE. CALL TO ORDER. DO WE NEED TO UNMUTE? MAKE SURE SHE, I MEAN, I CAN HEAR MYSELF, SO I ASSUME IT'S NOT MUTED. I CAN HEAR YOU AS WELL. WHAT DOES SHE SAY? THUMBS UP. ALL THE THUMBS UP. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, ATTENDANCE IS GOOD. WE HAVE A QUORUM. SO WE HAVE A QUORUM. THAT'S GREAT. AND DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS REQUESTING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE . UM, [III. Approval of February 2024 Minutes] APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY MINUTES. I READ THEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DO. I THINK YOU JUST TAUGHT. I READ THEM AND I MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. ALL FAVOR A AYE AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. UH, MOVING [IV. League City CVB Tourism Production Report ] ON TO THE TOURISM PRODUCTION REPORT. OH, THAT WENT PASSED. OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY, I'M GONNA START OFF REALLY QUICK. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME FANCY SCREENS TODAY. THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME MEETING IN THIS SCREEN. CAN WE MEET HERE ALL THE TIME? WE, WE WILL PROBABLY BE MEETING HERE BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY WIRED FOR, FOR AB SOUND AND EVERYTHING. THEY, WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO GO TO THE TROUBLE OF SETTING IT UP EVERY TIME. IT'S GREAT. PRETTY COOL. YEAH. YEAH. SO WE HAVE A VERY EXCITING EVENT COMING UP TOMORROW NIGHT. IT'S AVIATOR AVIARY ART, A HUNDRED BIRDS OF GALVESTON COUNTY. AND THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GALVESTON, UH, FEATHER FEST EVENT, WHICH BRINGS IN HUNDREDS OF OVER A THOUSAND BURGERS. LIKE I THINK THEY'VE HAD HUGE NUMBERS IN THE PAST WITH PEOPLE COMING IN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO GO BIRDING ON THE UPPER TEXAS GULF COAST. UH, THERE'S FIELD TRIPS ALL WEEK LONG. LEAGUE CITY HAD A FIELD TRIP YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY WAS TUESDAY. AND, UM, WE'LL BE HOLD HOLDING AN OFFSITE EVENT FOR THE GROUP THAT WE'VE INVITED AS A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR LEAGUE CITY, UH, THE KEEP LEAGUE CITY BEAUTIFUL COMMITTEE AND THE PATRONS OF THE PARKS AND ARCS FOUNDATION. THAT'S A, THAT'S A MOUTHFUL RIGHT THERE. YEAH. . UH, THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE CIVIC CENTER FROM SIX TO NINE, AND IT IS FREE. AND WE HAVE A HUNDRED DIFFERENT PAINTINGS OF BIRDS THAT ARE FOUND HERE IN GALVESTON COUNTY. WE ALSO, SO YOU CAN, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ON THESE GRID EXHIBITS. THEY LOOK AMAZING AND THEY'LL BE FOR SALES. AND THE SALES AND PROCEEDS WILL GO TO BENEFIT THE LEAGUE CITY, UH, PATRONS OF THE PARKS AND ART FOUNDATION, WHICH IS BRINGING IN ALL THE MURALS THAT YOU'RE SEEING DEVELOPING AND ALL OTHER INITIATIVES. UM, SO IT'S GONNA BE, THERE'S A HUNDRED PIECES OF THE ARTWORK FOR SALE. THERE'LL BE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, BEVERAGES, A SILENT AUCTION. AND SOME OF THE PIECES FOR THE SILENT AUCTION ARE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. THE ARTISTS WITH OUR ARTS INITIATIVE HAVE DONATED LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL PIECES TO, TO AUCTION OFF AS PART OF THIS EVENT. UM, AND THERE WILL ALSO BE LIVE BIRD PAINTING. WE'RE NOT PAINTING BIRDS. IT'S ARTIST PAINTING A LIVE BIRD. SO IT'S LIKE A PLAIN ART TYPE THING WHERE THEY'RE LIKE STANDING THERE PAINTING A LIVE OBJECT. SO WE'RE LIVE ARTISTS PAINTING LIVE BIRD PAINTINGS OF THE BIRD OF THE BIRDS. NOT ON THE BIRDS. NOT ON THE BIRDS, EXACTLY. OH, I THINK WE SHOULD DO THE OTHER . SO ANYWAY, I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO COME TO THIS. IT'S FREE. UM, WE EXPECT A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT BECAUSE OF FEATHER FEST AND THE ART, THE A HUNDRED ARTISTS THAT HAVE PAINTED FOR THIS PROJECT. UM, SO IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE REALLY NICE. SO JOIN US. THE SECOND THING, LEMME GET USED TO THIS LITTLE CLICKER THING. UM, THE CLEAR LAKE AREA CHAMBER'S ANNUAL TOURISM LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT THE BOARDWALK ON, UH, APRIL THE 24TH. IT'S THE LUNCHEON. SO YOU GET THERE AT 11. I DID SEND OUT AN IN INVITE, AN INVITATION, AND I GOT A TABLE OF EIGHT SEATS FOR THE CBB. SO I THINK THAT YOU GUYS ALL GOT AN INVITE FOR THAT. IF YOU CAN COME AND YOU WANNA COME, MAKE SURE YOU ACCEPT THAT. SO I KNOW THAT WE HAVE OUR TABLE FILLED. UH, THE KEYNOTE THERE IS GONNA BE ERICA BOYD. SHE'S THE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE TEXAS TRAVEL ALLIANCE, AND ALSO THE, UH, TEXAS COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS A NEW ADDITION TO HER TITLE. SO THERE'S SOME SORT OF A THING. I, I IMAGINE THAT SHE WILL BE SHARING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. WE'RE ALSO GONNA TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAVEL, BECAUSE MAY IS NATIONAL TOURISM MONTH, AND THE SECOND OR THIRD WEEK OF MAY IS NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK. AND THAT'S WHERE EVERYBODY RELEASES THE ECONOMIC IMPACT NUMBERS FOR THE, THE, THE MONEY THAT TOURISM BRINGS INTO YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY. STEPHANIE, AND YOU SAID SHE DIDN'T NEED A ROOM. SHE DOES NOT. OKAY. SHE'S GONNA DRIVE IN THAT MORNING DAY TRIP. MM-HMM. . OKAY. YEP. OKAY. RIGHT. ALSO SAVE THE DATE. 2024 ANNUAL STATE OF THE BAY RECEPTION IS GONNA BE ON MAY THE 23RD, AND COLTON IS HERE WITH BAY AREA HOUSTON, CBB COLTON. YOU WANNA TALK ANYTHING ABOUT, SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? UH, WELL, I MEAN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, LIKE, I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT EVENT THAN WE'VE EVER HAD FOR THE SAVE THE DATE. UM, OH, MAKE SURE IT'S ON. I THINK IT'S ON. AM I ON? YEAH. OKAY. GOT THE THUMBS UP. UH, SO THIS IS GONNA BE A PRETTY BIG EVENT. WE'RE ACTUALLY HOPING FOR ABOUT 150 PEOPLE, UM, BETWEEN, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS, YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCILS, MAYORS, HOTEL OWNERS, UH, AND THEN ANYBODY ELSE ASSOCIATED, UH, GREAT WOLF [00:05:01] LODGE SHOULD BE THERE. YOU KNOW, TOPGOLF CHICKEN AND PICKLE, ALL THE FUN ATTRACTIONS, KEMA, BOARDWALK, KEMA, UM, AND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CITIES. I THINK WE'RE GETTING SEVEN CITY COUNCILS AND MAYORS, UM, THAT ARE ALL GETTING INVITED. SO IT'S GONNA BE A PRETTY FUN EVENT, UH, HOSTED AT THE SOUTH SHORE HARBOR RESORT. UM, SO WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN. IF ANY OF Y'ALL WANNA COME, PLEASE, UM, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL GET THE INVITE. SO, YES, I ALREADY SUBMITTED EVERYBODY'S EMAIL ADDRESSES AND, AND MAIL. I THINK I HAVE MAILING ADDRESSES AS WELL FOR EVERYBODY TOO. SO YOU SHOULD BE GETTING A, A FORMAL INVITATION IN THE MAIL VERY SOON. YES. FOR THAT. GOOD. THAT'S COMING UP. IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY BIG DEAL. WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM ON THE AREA AND THEN WHAT'S COMING UP IN FOR BAY AREA TOURISM AS A WHOLE FOR THE, FOR THE REGION. SO IT'LL BE A WONDERFUL EVENT. BRIDGET, YOU'VE BEEN A, A BIG PART OF PLANNING THAT ONE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? THAT ONE? YEAH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PRETTY GOOD SPEAKERS SO FAR. MM-HMM. , WE HAVE, UM, THE KEAH BOARDWALK, AND THEY'LL TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT THAT HAS. AND OBVIOUSLY THE BOARDWALK IS A, IS A BIG ATTRACTION TO THE AREA. UM, WE'RE WORKING ON A COUPLE OTHERS. WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE AS WELL, REPRESENTATIVE DAN SEALE WITH, UM, BAY AREA HOUSTON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP. AND THEY DO SO MUCH FOR THE AREA AND AEROSPACE. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD REFLECTION ON, ON HOW, UM, THE ECONOMY AFFECTS THE BAY AREA. SO, PRETTY INTELLIGENT, WELL-VERSED PEOPLE, AND IT, IT'S GONNA BE INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. SO, YEAH, I THINK IT'S GREAT. YEAH, WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE SOME PRETTY BIG RUFFLES AT THE END OF IT, SO YEAH. SURPRISES. YOU GOTTA STAY, YOU GOTTA GOTTA STAY AT THE END OF THE GET SURPRISE. VERY COOL. OKAY. IS THAT EVERYTHING? OH, OKAY. RECENT. MY SLIDES ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN MY PRINTED OUT REPORT HERE. OKAY. RECENT PRODUCTION AND PROJECTS, WE'VE, I'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY , JUST GONNA SAY THAT NOW. UH, WE HAVE BEEN, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE SHORT TERM RENTAL COMPLIANCE PROJECT VERY CLOSELY WITH, UH, A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT GROUPS, UH, BETWEEN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, PERMITTING CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND THEN THE ACTUAL BOOKING PLATFORMS AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING SITUATED. AND THEN ALSO SOFTWARE TO IDENTIFY AND, AND REACH OUT TO, TO THE OPERATORS. JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT MOVING PARTS WITH THAT. SO I'VE BEEN SPENDING LOTS OF HOURS ON THAT ONE LATELY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT'S WORKING. WE EVERY DAY, LIKE THE LAST TWO WEEKS SINCE APRIL 1ST, UH, AIRBNB AND VRBO HAVE BEEN ENFORCING, UM, THE CITY'S ORDINANCE. SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR, UH, YOUR PERMIT NUMBER AND SOME THINGS LIKE ALREADY PUT INTO YOUR PROFILE OR YOU WERE DELISTED. SO THEY STARTED THEIR CAMPAIGN TO LET PEOPLE KNOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION OR YOU GET THE DELISTED. SO THAT HAS PROMPTED A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WE WEREN'T EVEN, WE DIDN'T HAVE ON OUR RADAR, UH, TO GO AND GET THEIR STUFF DONE. SO I THINK I GOT THREE YESTERDAY AND BEFORE THAT IT WAS LIKE A HANDFUL. SO I THINK WE ARE UP TO ABOUT, WHAT DID I SAY HERE, UH, UPDATED THE NUMBER 1415 FULLY PER MINUTE. I GOT THREE MORE YESTERDAY, SO WE'RE AT 18 NOW PERMITTED, SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD. AND ALSO STARTING APRIL 1ST, THE PLATFORMS ARE GOING TO BE THE PLATFORMS THAT COLLECT STATE TAXES AND HAVE THAT BUILT IN. SO THAT'S AIRBNB AND I BELIEVE VRBO, UH, THEY'RE GONNA START SENDING CHECKS FOR THE HOT TAXES AND COLLECTING THOSE FOR THOSE OPERATORS AND SENDING THEM DIRECTLY TO THE CITY. UM, SO THAT'S GONNA BOOST A LITTLE BIT OF OUR REVENUE THERE. SO THAT'S EXCITING. SO THAT'S BEEN A BIG PROJECT. I'M ALSO WORKING ON A PRESS TRIP THAT WILL BE HELD MAY THE 17TH THROUGH THE 19TH AT GALVESTON REACHED OUT TO US, THEY HAVE THE NATIONAL AMERICAN TRAVEL JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN GALVESTON, AND THEY SAID, DO YOU GUYS WANNA DO A PRESS TRIP EITHER POST, PRE OR POST OF THIS CONFERENCE AND WE'LL PUT IT ON THE LIST AND JOURNALISTS CAN SIGN UP AND, AND TAKE THIS. SO WE'VE OPENED IT UP FOR FIVE JOURNALISTS. UH, WE'RE NOT ALLOWING A PLUS ONE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE'RE GONNA HOST THEM. AND WE HAVE ABOUT TWO AND A HALF OR THREE DAYS, UH, TWO FULL DAYS, I GUESS 17, 18 AND 19. THEY LEAVE ON THE 19TH, UH, OR SHOWCASE THE BAY AREA HOUSTON. SO, UH, PUT TOGETHER, PUT TOGETHER A VERY GOOD SOLID ITINERARY THAT WILL KEEP THEM VERY BUSY AND GENERATE LOTS OF PUBLICITY FOR THE AREA. UH, NOW I'M JUST WORKING ON MAKING THOSE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOT OUR LIST OF JOURNALISTS YET. UM, WE WILL CONSIDER WHOEVER SIGNS UP FOR THIS PRE-VETTED THAT THERE'LL BE, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO THIS CONFERENCE ANYWAY. THEY'RE A SERIOUS JOURNALIST WITH EXCELLENT CREDENTIALS, SO WE'LL BE HOSTING THAT TRIP. SO WE'RE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THAT. UH, ALSO MET WITH THE BALLPARK, THE FORMERLY BIG LEAGUE DREAMS, , UM, YOU KNOW, THE CITY IS NOW MANAGING THAT FACILITY AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF TRANSITION HAPPENING WITH THAT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD CURRENT HOTEL CONTACTS BECAUSE THERE ARE, THERE'S BUSINESS BOOKED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD ENOUGH, UH, ROOMS FOR THOSE GROUPS AND THEY WERE STAYING IN LAKE CITY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE PULL THAT, YOU KNOW, TOURISM REVENUE IN FOR THAT. SO WE HAD A, A NICE MEETING WITH OUR HOTELIERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE. I KNEW BRIDGET, YOU WERE THERE. TAKE ALL YOUR PROPERTIES, WAS A VERY WELL REPRESENTED. TWO OF THEM, UH, CECILY WAS THERE AND THEN ANOTHER PERSON FROM THAT PROPERTY WAS THERE. AND THEN ALSO CAL BESH WAS THERE REPRESENTING THE OTHER TWO HOTELS. SO IT WENT VERY WELL. AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. UH, ANOTHER THING, [00:10:01] WE HAD A LOT OF CONVENTIONS COMING IN TOWN, SO I'VE BEEN BUSY GATHERING THINGS AND MAKING BAGS OR GATHERING COMPONENTS FOR BAGS. 350 PEOPLE AT A TIME ABOUT, UH, THE BIGGEST ONE LAST WAS LAST WEEKEND WAS A, UH, KNIGHT'S TEMPLAR. THEY TOOK OVER SOUTH SHORE HARBOR RENT RESORT HOTEL FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. AND, UH, IT WAS A KNIGHT'S TEMPLAR GROUP AND THEY WERE THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THEY HAD A GOOD SOLID 350 PEOPLE, I BELIEVE. AND, UM, AND IT JUST KEEPS COMING. AND THERE'S ALSO A, A REGION FIVE EVENT THERE, I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW. THEY LEAVE TODAY AND A DISTRICT 57, 10 ROTARY CONFERENCE AND THEN A POLICE ACADEMY. AND THEN I HAVE TWO MORE, UH, WAGONS OF THINGS THAT I NEED TO BRING TO PEOPLE, UH, IN UPCOMING MONTHS FOR JUNE. SO THAT'S GOING, THAT'S GOING WELL. I HAD SO MANY REQUESTS FOR THESE BAGS, WHICH ARE WONDERFUL. THIS IS PART OF WHAT I DO, RIGHT. WELCOMING PEOPLE TO HERE. I HAD TO, UM, TO ORDER NEW PROMOTIONAL ITEMS. SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE A LITTLE BALL ON YOUR, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I ORDERED BECAUSE THEY NEED BAGS AND I NEED SOMETHING TO PUT IN THE BAGS BESIDES THE BROCHURES AND THINGS. SO, UH, WITH ALL THE REQUESTS COMING IN, I NEEDED TO UPDATE AND REPRINT THINGS BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF SHOPPING GUIDES. I HAVE PLENTY OF DINING GUIDES. I NEEDED MORE BROCHURES, SO HAD TO QUICKLY UPDATE AND REPRINT THAT STUFF. SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE A LITTLE BALL. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL ONE. AND ALSO WE GOT THE PINS IN TOO, SO ENJOY YOUR LEAGUE CITY PEN. THEY WRITE REALLY WELL. I LIKE THOSE. MM-HMM. . SO CUTE. I LOVE THIS. AREN'T THEY THAT CUTE LITTLE BEACH BALL. VERY CUTE. OKAY, SO MOVING ON. I THINK THEY SHOULD TOSS IT AROUND AT COUNCIL MEETINGS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? I KNOW, ACTUALLY, WE BUILD THE BACK BALL IN ORDER TO SPEAK. YOU HAVE THE BALL IN ORDER TO SPEAK SOME OF THESE, EACH OF THESE SEATS, WE JUST THROW THEM. THAT WOULD BE FUN. UM, SO FUN. YEAH. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE? OKAY. CURRENT PROJECTS, OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. WE HAVE A AN HGAC WATER TAXI PRESENTATION ON TUESDAY NEXT WEEK. UH, SO I'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH COLTON MIKE PONS AND AMY'S, UH, WITH BAIT TRAN. UH, YEAH. AND, UH, WE'LL BE PRESENTING THAT TO THE GROUP, PITCHING THE CONCEPT TO A GROUP, BIG GROUP TO LIKE BUILD IT FOR FUNDING, UH, FOR AT LEAST PRELIMINARY FUNDING ON TUESDAY. SO WE'LL BE GETTING READY FOR THAT AS SOON AS THIS MEETING IS OVER WITH. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S COMING UP SOON. THERE'S LIKE 15 PEOPLE THAT WERE YEAH, LIKE 15 DIFFERENT GROUPS. I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE LIKE A SHARK TANK SITUATION. THAT'S WHAT, WHAT I'M ENVISIONING OR PITCHING IT. THERE'S LIKE 100% IS AND THEY'RE DECIDING IF THIS IS GOOD BECAUSE I HEARD, EXCEPT FOR ALL THE, I HEARD IT WAS ON HOLD. SO THE PROJECT YES. AND THE MEETING I ATTENDED, I WON'T TELL YOU. FROM WHOM, SORRY. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, I MEAN, IT'S ON HOLD UNTIL WE GET FUNDING THE STREETS WORD ON THE STREET. AND MAYBE THAT'S IT. YEAH, IT IS ON HOLD UNTIL, UNTIL WE GET FUNDING. YES. SO THIS NEXT, THIS PRESENTATION WILL BRING US TO THE NEXT PART OF IT AND HOPEFULLY MAKE IT NOT ON HOLD. RIGHT. SO WE CAN, CAN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. GOOD. THE NEXT THING THAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET A FEASIBILITY STUDY UPDATED. AND THE QUESTION IS WHO PAYS FOR THAT? YEAH. SO, UH, HGAC IS CONSIDERING THAT FOR FUNDING. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PITCHING TO THEM IS LIKE, WILL YOU FUND THE UPDATED FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THIS PROJECT? YEAH. OKAY. SO YEAH, THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS MEETING IS ESSENTIALLY EVERYBODY THAT'S GONNA BE ON THAT, THAT WE ARE PRESENTING TO THEIR WHOLE KIND OF GOAL FOR BEING ON THE MEETING IS FIGURING OUT HOW CAN THEY FUND IT, WHICH ONE OF THEM AND WHICH ONE OF THEIR PROJECTS CAN FUND IT. UM, SO THEY'RE HOPEFULLY IT'S GONNA BE WAY BETTER THAN A SHARK TANK SITUATION. YES. BECAUSE THEY ALL WANT TO FUND IT. MM, NO PROBLEM. IT'S JUST FIGURING OUT WHERE CAN WE PULL THE MONEY FROM. SO YEAH. AND INITIALLY FOR THE, THE STUDY, I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE A HUGE EXPENSIVE THING. THE PRICING THAT WE WERE GETTING WAS BETWEEN FIVE TO $8,000. I THINK SO. YEAH. BUT DOING THAT, JUST ONE CITY TAKING ON THAT, NOBODY REALLY IS JUMPING AT THE, IS JUMPING TO DO THAT RIGHT THIS SECOND. MM-HMM. . SO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD GO THIS ROUTE FIRST. SO IT IS A SLOW PROCESS, WHICH IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPTION, THE OPPORTUNITY. UM, I THINK THAT DURING THE KILLS AND WHEELS EVENT, THERE'S GONNA BE A DEMO DAY, UM, AT FROM THE EVENT OF THE WATER TAXI SERVICE SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF SHOW PEOPLE HOW IT WILL WORK, WHERE YOU CAN JUST LIKE AN UBER TAXI TYPE THING. MM-HMM. GET ON AND GO ACROSS THE LAKE TO, UH, TO THE DIFFERENT ROUTE POINTS. SO THE ROUTE POINTS WE TALKED ABOUT SOUTH SHORE HARBOR BEING A LAUNCHING POINT. UM, CLEAR LAKE SHORES. CLEAR LAKE AND KEA. YEAH. HILTON. YES. YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU CAN GO ACROSS. AND THEN ALSO LIKE THE BARGE AREA TOO. MM-HMM. . YEP. WHICH WILL BE INTERESTING. YES. I KNOW, I KNOW THEY TALKED TO, JUST SO YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOUR MEETING THEY TALKED TO BOBBY AT HOUSTON PARTY BOATS. OKAY. MM-HMM. . AND HE, I, I THINK THEY ASKED HIM A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE 'CAUSE HE IS PARTIALLY BOOKED ALREADY ON THAT WEEKEND. MM-HMM. SO TOUGH FOR THE KEELS AND WHEELS, BUT FOR WATER TAXI, I'M SURE HE WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT, SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT. UM, YEAH. YEAH. PLUS HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE TWO AND HALF HOURS TO GET FROM OUR PLACE TO LAKEWOOD. WHAT, WHAT? DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S SO PACKED OF ALL THE BOATS AND STUFF. MAYBE I DON'T ON THAT WEEKEND, I COULD UNDERSTAND THAT. OR JUST, YEAH, NO, DO THINK IF A SMALLER BOAT WAS DOING IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO MANEUVER. HE'S, HE'S GOT A 49 PASSENGER AND A 79 PASSENGER BOAT, SO, UM, THEY, THEY GO FASTER. IT'S THAN LARGER THAN WHERE WE WOULD BE GOING. THE UH, THE BILLY'S BY THE BAY, UH, THEY HAVE THAT LITTLE WINE TA, WATER TAXI, UHHUH, IT HAS A CUTE LITTLE SCALLOP [00:15:01] TOP ON IT. HUH. HE WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN USING HIS BOATS FOR THIS. LIKE HE WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST ONES. WHERE IS HE DOCK? I THINK THE PARK LARGEST TOO. KEMA AREA, I BELIEVE. OH. HAVEN'T HEARD OF THEM. OKAY. BILLY'S BY THE BAY IS THE NAME OF IT, RIGHT? HUH? I THINK THE HOUSTON CAPTAIN PEDAL BARGES TOO WERE AWESOME. PEDAL BAR. YEAH. YEAH. SO YEAH, ABOUT THE SIZE THAT WE WERE THINKING TOO FOR. SO A LITTLE BIT SMALLER. MM-HMM. . I'M JUST THINKING OUT LOUD HERE. MM-HMM. . DO I, DO I HAVE TO ON THIS? YES. OKAY. HOW DOES THIS WORK? WE WANT TO HEAR, THINK YOU HIT THAT BUTTON ON THE MICROPHONE. IS IT? YES. ON THE, ON THE THING THERE AT THE BOTTOM. THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. YES. OH WOW. OKAY. IT'S LIKE TOUCH. OKAY. JUST, UH, WONDERING, I OF COURSE LIKE FUNDING IS THE ISSUE AND I HAVEN'T BEEN TO, TO THESE MEETINGS, BUT IS THERE, UM, I GUESS IS THERE ANY SORT OF, I GUESS, EAGERNESS FOR INCENTIVES TO COME IN, LIKE FOR THE CITIES TO KIND OF, UM, MAYBE SEE IF THERE'S LIKE SUSTAINABILITY INCENTIVES FOR EXAMPLE? I MEAN THIS IS PROBABLY TOO EXPENSIVE. I JUST SAW AN ARTICLE THE OTHER DAY, BUT THEY HAVE LIKE A ELECTRIC WATER TAXIS NOW. MM-HMM. . SO MAYBE IF THAT'S AN OPTION AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE CAN KIND OF TAP INTO THAT. UM, JUST A THOUGHT. WHENEVER WE FIRST BROUGHT ALL THE CITIES TO THE TABLE, IT WAS, I GUESS IT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO, RIGHT? MM-HMM. . UM, EVERYBODY WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT. SEABROOK WAS THERE, KIM WAS THERE, NASSAU BAY WAS THERE, LEAGUE CITY WAS THERE. AND I BELIEVE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A YEAR, RIGHT? YEAH. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. YEAH. WE JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS INTEREST AND EVERYBODY'S LIKE, YES, WE'RE VERY, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT THING FOR THE AREA. HOW DO WE DO IT? WHAT DO WE DO? SO WE MET A FEW MORE TIMES AND WE WERE LIKE, OH, WE NEED A STEERING COMMITTEE. BECAUSE THERE WAS A STUDY DONE PRE IKE. YEAH. AND IT DIDNT GET OFF BECAUSE OF THE HU THE, THE TERMINALS, THE CRUISE TERMINALS THAT WERE BUILT NEAR SEABROOK OR OUTSIDE OF SEABROOK. RIGHT. UM, THAT I THINK IS WHAT THE CATALYST WAS FOR THAT FIRST STUDY. AND IT GAVE US A WHOLE BUSINESS PLAN FOR IT. AND IT'S VERY GOOD AND IT'S VERY RELEVANT. IT JUST NEEDS TO BE UPDATED SLIGHTLY BECAUSE THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT SINCE THEN. SO THE NEXT STEP FOR US TO ACTUALLY GET THIS OFF THE GROUND AND FOLLOWING THE STEPS ALREADY LAID OUT IN THAT PLAN WAS TO GET AN UPDATED FEASIBILITY STUDY FIRST, BUT ALSO DO THE STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE DONE, AND, UM, GO AFTER FUNDING SOURCES BECAUSE THE STEERING COMMITTEE NEEDS TO MAKE A DECISION ON HOW THAT WILL BE FUNDED. AND THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO FUND IT. , THERE'S, AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO, IS FOLLOWING H G'S LEAD ON HOW TO DO THE NEXT STEPS. WE NEEDED LIKE A PARENT ORGANIZATION TO KIND OF SPEARHEAD THAT. AND THAT'S WHY WE BROUGHT IN TRAN. SO THERE'S A, WELL, AND THEN WE HAD, UH, IT'S STILL VERY EARLY. ADRIAN GARCIA, COMMISSIONER ADRIAN GARCIA. YES. SHE WANTS TO SPONSOR IT. PRECINCT TWO THAT'S GONNA SPONSOR IT. MM-HMM. . SO SPONSOR THE PROJECT YES. INTO THE NEXT STAGE, NOT SPONSOR. YEAH. WE HAD TO DO THAT IN ORDER TO GET ONTO THE HGAC MM-HMM. , UH, TO GET FUNDED THROUGH THAT. THAT'S RIGHT. SO, MM-HMM. . ANYWAY, SO IT'S MOVING FORWARD, BUT IT'S VERY SLOW, WHICH IS KIND OF FRUSTRATING 'CAUSE THEY'RE LIKE, WHY CAN'T WE JUST DO THIS TOMORROW? BUT UNLESS SOMEBODY JUST WANTS TO PAY FOR IT ALL, WE CAN'T REALLY DO IT TOMORROW. SO, OKAY. LET'S SEE. OKAY. ALSO, I'M WORKING ON A WEBSITE REDESIGN FOR THE CBB. OUR CURRENT WEBSITE IS ON WIX, AND IT'S VERY INEXPENSIVE, BUT IT'S ALSO VERY LIMITED ON WHAT I CAN DO WITH IT. SO I'M WORKING WITH THE CITY'S WEB DEVELOPER TO TRANSFER THAT TO A WORDPRESS PLATFORM. AND WE'RE, WE HAD SOME INITIAL MEETINGS TO PLAN OUT WHAT IT'LL LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THE CONTENT WILL BE. SO SHE'S WORKING ON THAT PROJECT. I DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE FOR IT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S AS SHE CAN GET TO IT. SO IT, IT'S HAPPENING, BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON, WE'RE KEEPING OUR CURRENT SITE UP TO DATE AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THAT TOO. WE UPDATED SOME CREATIVE AS WELL. SO BECAUSE WE ARE, WE'RE WORKING ON SUMMER TRAVEL CAMPAIGNS, NEW PROMOTIONAL ITEMS AND EVERYTHING WE DID. AND THE CITY HAS THE NEW LETTERING. I WAS USING THE OLDER, UH, BAY AREA CVB LEAGUE CITY WITH FONT LIKE WE'VE USED FOR BAY AREA STUFF. AND SO TO MAKE IT MORE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE CITY'S DOING, AND I ASKED THE GRAPHIC DESIGNER TO UPDATE THAT. SO IT'S MORE CONSISTENT, BUT ALSO IT NEEDS TO BE TOURISM MARKETING, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, BASIC LETTERING TYPE THINGS. SO THIS IS, YOU CAN SEE NOW WHAT THE, THE UPDATED MARK LOOKS LIKE HAS LEAGUE CITY KIND OF IN A SCRIPT FONT. AND THEN WE ADDED SOME DECORATIVE, UH, GRAPHIC ELEMENTS TO KIND OF MAKE IT LOOK MORE LIKE A TOURISM MEAT TYPE THING TO KINDA SHOW OFF OUR AREA. SO WE'VE GOT THE WATER OF THE BIRDS AND A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET. YEAH, I LIKE THAT. IT'S CUTE. THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE USING FOR THIS SUMMER CAMPAIGN. AND, UM, I'M ALSO WORKING ON ALL THE MATERIALS THAT WE'LL LAUNCH VERY SOON. WE HAVE A PROGRAM STARTING WITH THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE THAT WILL INVOLVE THREE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS. STORY STUDIO, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND SOME, UM, OTT AT, WHICH IS A STREAMING VIDEO. BASICALLY LIKE ANYTHING YOU'RE STREAMING, NETFLIX, WHATEVER OTT IS, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WILL BE. UM, WE HAVE CAMPAIGNS STARTING ON THAT, SO I'M WORKING ON THE CREATIVE FOR THAT. SO LOTS OF THINGS IN THE WORK. SO WE ARE VERY, I'M BUSY ON ALL THAT STUFF, STEPHANIE, IF YOU NEED ANY AD PARTNERS TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU, WILL YOU LET ME KNOW? I WILL. OKAY. RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE AND, AND THEN WE HAVE DIGITAL GOING FORWARD, BUT IT'S, I'VE, I'VE GOT THAT IN MY MEDIA PLAN ALREADY. SO IT'S, IT'S ADVERTISING LAKE [00:20:01] CITY AS A WHOLE. GOT IT. AND, AND THE, UH, THE CAMPAIGN WILL DIRECT PEOPLE TO OUR WEBSITE AND ALSO TO DOWNLOAD OUR VISIT WIDGET APP. SO THAT'S WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW. OKAY. CURRENT ADVERTISER REPORTS. I DID INCLUDE SOME SCREENSHOTS HERE. UH, I HAVE PROGRAMS RUNNING FOR, WITH DATA FI. I HAVE TWO PROGRAMS WITHOUT, ONE IS A WEDDING CAMPAIGN AND ANOTHER ONE IS THE JAZZ KNIGHTS ADVERTISEMENTS. SO YOU CAN SEE, OH, IT'S KIND OF BLURRY. BUT, UM, IT IS DOING, THIS IS PULLING TOGETHER BOTH CAMPAIGNS COMBINED FROM FEBRUARY 2ND THROUGH APRIL THE 10TH. AND I'M LOOKING AT ATTRIBUTION PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL FROM OVER 55 MILES AWAY TO COME HERE AND SPEND THEIR TIME HERE. AND THEY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ONE OF THESE ADS. SO IT ACTUALLY TRACKS CELL PHONE DEVICES. MM-HMM. DATA FILES AN AD PROGRAM THAT'S GIVING ME ACCESS TO ALL KIND OF GREAT INFORMATION. UH, AND HERE'S THE REPORT ON THAT. SO WE'VE HAD OVER 445,980 IMPRESSIONS GENERATED. 1,432 CLICKS TO THE SITE. AND YOU COST TO THE AD CAMPAIGN WAS $3,505. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT IS THE ATTRIBUTION NUMBERS. THAT SHOW SHOWS YOU THE NUMBER OF TRIPS TO OUR DESTINATION AND THAT DON'T, THE DOWNTOWN RESORT AND TRACTION'S PART OF IT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT IS SOME GEOFENCE POINTS OF INTEREST. AND I DON'T LIKE TO LOOK AT THOSE BECAUSE THEY INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SPACE CENTER HOUSTON, UH, NO, NO, I'M SORRY. THEY, THEY INCLUDE LEAGUE CITY, BUT IT'S JUST WEIRD HOW THEY BROKE IT DOWN. SO I DON'T LOOK AT THAT. JUST TRIPS TO THE DESTINATION IS ALL I'M LOOKING AT. SO ACCORDING TO THEM, OUR ESTIMATED CAMPAIGN IMPACT IS PRETTY, PRETTY NICE. 70 $97,302 AND 72 CENTS. THAT'S AWESOME. GOOD JOB. THANKS. WE ALSO HAVE OUR PROGRAM WITH TOUR TEXAS TOUR TEXAS.COM. UM, LAST MONTH WE HAD 4,000 101 CONTENT ENGAGEMENTS FOR OUR PROGRAM. WE HAD LOTS OF, LOTS OF, UH, LET'S SEE, INTERACTION WITH OUR WEBSITE, OUR PAGE VIEWS AND ALL THAT STUFF. SO WE DID HAVE, WE, I TURNED OFF OUR POSTAL REQUESTS BECAUSE IT WAS KILLING ME TO FULFILL ACTUAL DO MAIL MERGES AND MAIL OUT BROCHURES FOR ALL THESE POSTAL REQUESTS. SO NOW I THOUGHT, I'M ONLY OFFERING A DOWNLOADABLE BROCHURE. SO WE HAD 62, UH, PDF DOWNLOADS OF OUR BROCHURE LAST MONTH, WHICH IS GREAT. UH, WE ALSO HAVE A MEET TEXAS MAGAZINE. I WAS GONNA BRING YOU ALL A COPY OF THAT TODAY. AND I BOUGHT, THEY GAVE ME A WHOLE BOX OF 'EM. BUT, UH, OUR AD YOU CAN SEE HERE, THOSE, UH, FOR MEETINGS, IT'S COMEDIANS CONVENTIONS IN TEXAS AND, UM, IT'S FOR LEAGUE CITY AND IT'S FEATURING THE, THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT SASHA HARBOR AND THE MEETING SPECS THERE. AND, UH, THAT IS ACTUALLY, IT GOES OUT TO ALL THE SUBSCRIBERS FOR TEXAS MEETING AND IT'S MAGAZINE AND IT GOES ON THEIR WEBSITE. SO IT'S PRETTY GOOD DISTRIBUTION ON THAT. I THINK THE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY IN THE PRINTED REPORT FOR YOU THERE. OKAY. WEBSITE AND APP PERFORMANCE. I PULLED NUMBERS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING LAST MONTH. SO THIS IS FOR FEBRUARY THROUGH THE END OF MARCH. VISIT WIDGET APP WAS GOING VERY WELL. UH, WE HAD 514 USERS THERE. TOTAL SESSION COUNT 525. AND WE HAD OVER 5,000 PAGE VIEWS. WE HAD OVER A HUNDRED BRAND NEW DOWNLOADS FOR THE APP, WHICH IS EXCELLENT. UH, FOR OUR WEBSITE TRAFFIC, UH, WE HAD IT OUR, FOR THESE TWO MONTHS, OUR WEB TRAFFIC WAS DOWN. YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS THERE WAS DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE TOTAL USER ACCOUNT WAS STILL PRETTY GOOD. UH, 6,316 USERS, WE HAD, UH, 16,658 PAGE VIEWS. AND THIS SESSION USER SESSIONS IS 7,527. OUR TOP PAGE CONTENT WERE, WERE EVENT PAGES. SO THE, THEY'RE GOING TO OUR EVENT PAGE, THEY GO INTO OUR HOMEPAGE, THEY'RE EXPLORING LEAGUE CITY ATTRACTIONS, THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE SATURDAY NIGHT JAZZ NIGHTS EATING THINGS TO DO. UH, AND THEN THERE'S A ERROR ON THERE THAT IS ACTUALLY FROM THE BIG LEAGUE DREAMS THING. WE HAD TO TRACK THAT DOWN. WE HAD A PAGE UP FOR BIG LEAGUE DREAMS WHENEVER THE WEBSITE WENT DOWN FOR BIG LEAGUE DREAMS, EVERYBODY WAS COMING TO OUR WEBSITE, WHICH WE HAD TO PULL DOWN THAT LISTING. IT'S NOW BACK UPDATED. BUT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE IN A REALLY QUICK AMOUNT OF TIME WERE HITTING ON THAT ERROR PAGE BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION FOR THEIR TOURNAMENTS COMING UP FOR BIG LEAGUE DREAMS AND THE INFORMATION WASN'T THERE. SO, I MEAN, THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT A WEEK OF ACTIVITY AND IT, IT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. SO WE GOT IT BACK UP REALLY QUICKLY. SO REAL QUICK. MM-HMM. , IT SHOWS 63 16 TOTAL USERS AND NEW USERS, 62, 35 TOTAL USERS AND NEW USERS. SO THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THE MOST OF OUR TRAFFIC IS NEWCOMERS TO THE WEBSITE. MM-HMM. . WOW. WHICH IS GREAT. MM-HMM? . MM-HMM. . THAT'S AMAZING. AND WE HAD A TR A TOP DAY LOOKS LIKE AT THE VERY END OF FEBRUARY, THE BEGINNING OF MARCH FOR OUR USER ACCOUNT. SO THERE'S A BIG SPIKE RIGHT BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF MARCH. ALRIGHT. OKAY. FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR TOTAL REACH FOR THE TWO MONTHS, AGAIN, FACEBOOK REACHED 32,600 INSTAGRAM REACH 1,107. AND OUR TWITTER IMPRESSIONS WAS ONE 1,288. [00:25:01] AND YOU CAN SEE OUR FOLLOWER ACCOUNTS THERE ON THE LITTLE GRAPHS OVER TO THE RIGHT FANS ON FACEBOOK, 2000 500 585 TWITTER OR X 718 FOLLOWERS. AND THEN ON INSTAGRAM, 2,407. SO THAT IS CLIMBING SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE. AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT LOWER PART OF IT, THOSE ARE THE TOP PERFORMING ORGANIC POSTS FOR, FOR THE THAT DATE RANGE. AND IT IS THE MUSIC IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT THAT IS BY FAR THE MOST TOP PERFORMING CONTENT THAT WE HAVE EVERY TIME WE POST IT. THE PICTURES ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE ENGAGEMENT AND THE REACH ON THAT IS ALWAYS LIKE THE VERY TOP EVERY TIME WE DO THIS. SO THAT'S, NEXT CHAIR IS A GOOD PERFORMANCE. YEAH. THE CHAIRS ARE ROLLING. I BROKE NEXT CHAIR. . IT'S OKAY. WE'LL GET IT FIXED. FIX IT. OKAY. SORRY. THIS IS A LOT. I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA BE A LOT. ALL RIGHT. HOTEL PERFORMANCE. SO I GET THE, UH, HOTEL PERFORMANCE REPORTS FROM, IT'S CALLED A COMPANY CALLED COSTAR OR USED TO BE STAR REPORTS. AND YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE BIG GRAPH. THERE IS YOUR MONTHLY PERCENTAGE CHANGE. BUT THE BIG NUMBERS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, THIS IS ALSO JUST PERIOD ENDING. THE MOST RECENT ONE IS FEBRUARY. SO THIS IS FEBRUARY. HOTEL OCCUPANCY CITYWIDE 70, 70.2% AND THERE ARE A DR CITYWIDE IS 104 36 ACCORDING TO THIS. AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS ARE THEY'RE, THEY'RE LOOKING GREAT. UH, OR EVERYTHING IS IN THE POSITIVES AS FAR AS YEAR OVER YEAR CHANGE, YEAR TO DATE CHANGE RUNNING, 12 MONTHS CHANGE, EVERYTHING'S IN. THE POSITIVE THINGS ARE GOING VERY WELL. THAT IS ALSO THE SAME FOR OUR REVENUE QUARTER ONE. YOU CAN SEE OUR REVENUE FOR COLLECTIONS FOR THIS YEAR. $200,992. IF YOU LOOK ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE THAT GRAPH OF THE RECORDS FOR QUARTER ONES. MM-HMM. , WE ARE OVER ALL OF THAT, WHICH IS VERY GOOD. SO WE'RE COMING OFF A VERY GOOD YEAR AND THIS YEAR IS OFF TO A VERY GOOD START. I'M EXCITED TO SEE, UM, THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THAT AND ALSO WITH THE ADDITION OF THE, THE HOT TAX REVENUE FROM THE SHORT TERM RENTALS IS GONNA BOOST IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE THIS YEAR. NOW THIS YEAR I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A MILE, A MILESTONE YEAR, SEEING HOW WE GO FROM THIS YEAR. UNLESS WE GET NEW PROPERTIES. UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA DO. 'CAUSE LIKE IT JUST SEEMS TO BE GOING UP AND UP AND UP AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE CAN, WHICH IS GREAT. MM-HMM. . OKAY. AND THEN ALSO [V. Update on Budget Planning for FY’25] THE CURRENT BUDGET STATEMENT THERE. UM, EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL. WE HAVE STARTED OUR BUDGET PROCESS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS BUDGET THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE? 'CAUSE I DID GIVE YOU LIKE A BIG PRINTOUT FOR WHAT I HAD TO SUBMIT FOR NEXT YEAR AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO THAT. YES MA'AM. I DO. AND I'M LOOKING AT YOUR BOOK TOO. MY GOODNESS. YOU HAD TO PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS. LET ME TELL YOU OUR COPY MACHINE, I FIGURED OUT HOW TO USE AT OUR OFFICE. IT TOOK A LOT OF TRIAL, BUT THEY GAVE ME A PRESET AND NOW I CAN PRINT THESE LITTLE BOOKLETS. NOW EVERYTHING I HAVE MAY PRINT IN A LITTLE BOOKLET NOW FROM HERE ON OUT. BUT IT ACTUALLY DID THAT FOR ME. I WAS SO HAPPY BECAUSE COLLATING GETTING THOSE PAGES NOT OUTTA YOU HAD TO DO A LOT OF WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. YEAH. UM, I DID HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN YOU GET TO, AND I KNOW THERE'S A PAGE ON THIS SPECIAL EVENTS 5 4 5 5 OH AND THOSE ARE THE EVENTS THAT WE FUND. I GET THAT , CORRECT? YES. OKAY. AND THEN THE LINE AFTER THAT FIVE FOUR XXX SPECIAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS, IS THAT JUST THE TOTAL OF EVERYTHING? THE VISITOR CENTER DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION? YES. OKAY. SO I WAS GONNA GO, WHAT ARE WE DOING ON THAT? YES. SO WE ARE PROJECTING TO FUND THE SAME AMOUNT THAT WE DID THIS YEAR, UM, FOR NEXT YEAR. 75,000 IT LOOKS LIKE. YES. OKAY. WE DIDN'T WANNA GO UP ON THAT AT ALL. WE CERTAINLY CAN. I MEAN, I, I WOULD IF WE'RE GETTING MORE BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING MORE, YEAH. MORE TAXES. SO WHY NOT FUND SOME MORE PROJECTS TO BRING IN THE AREA? I KNOW I'VE HEARD RUMORS AND I'M NOT GONNA SAY WHAT IT IS, BUT THERE ARE SOME REALLY FUN AND GOOD ARTS AND CULTURAL THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE AREA THAT I THINK WE WILL NEED THAT FUNDING FOR. OKAY. JUST A THOUGHT. YEAH. SO DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON WHAT I SHOULD CHANGE THAT AMOUNT TO? THESE WERE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS. I HAD TO SUBMIT BY APRIL THE 12TH I BELIEVE. AND WE'LL START BUDGET WORKSHOPS IN JULY. SO I HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. MY PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION IS LIKE 125,000 MM-HMM. . HOW'S EVERYBODY WITH THAT? I THINK WE'LL HAVE IT. WE WILL. WE SHOULD. OKAY. JUST MY PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION IF EVERYBODY'S COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD NUMBER TO ME. YEAH. GOING FROM 75. I THINK WE CAN DO IT. OH YEAH. . CAN I MAKE ONE MINOR RECOMMENDATION ABOUT YOUR CUTE LITTLE BOOKLETS? MM-HMM. , WILL YOU NUMBER THE PAGES? YES. SO LIKE RIGHT NOW WHEN BRIDGET WAS TALKING, SHE COULD HAVE SAID ON PAGE FOUR I WOULD'VE BEEN HERE. LIKE RIGHT. YEAH. WHO HAS NUMBERS? NO, ON THIS ONE IT DOESN'T. OH, JUST LOOK IT UP. JUST LOOK IT UP. WELL IT'S STRESSFUL. . WELL IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL WHEN YOU GO BEFORE COUNCIL TOO, IF THEY SAY LIKE ON PAGE THREE OR CERTAINLY. YEAH. YEAH. THIS IS A BIG WORK. IT'S AMAZING IS EXCEL WORKBOOK. IT'S AMAZING. IT'S A LOT OF WORK YOU DID, RIGHT? THEY WERE [00:30:01] TRYING TO PRINT AN ENTIRE WORKBOOK FROM EXCEL BEFORE. IT'S NOT A, NOT A FUN PROCESS. IT'S AMAZING. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. SO THESE WERE MY PRELIMINARY BUDGET REQUESTS AND THEN ALSO PROJECTIONS FOR YEAR END FOR THIS YEAR BASED OFF OF HISTORY AND ALSO THE COLLECTED CAMPAIGNS THAT I HAVE SO FAR THIS YEAR. SO MY PLAN IS TO SPEND EVERYTHING I CAN POSSIBLY SPEND THIS YEAR. I'M WORKING ON THAT VERY, IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THAT. MM-HMM. THROUGH, BUT UH, THAT'S WHAT I'M, IT'S IN THE WORKS. ARE YOU AWARE OF ANYTHING ELSE? LIKE THE PAINTING ON THE WALL AND A HUNDRED THOUSAND PLUS FOR NEXT YEAR? HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. A BIG IMPACT PIECE PLANNED? YES. YEAH, I HAVE NOT HEARD OF A BIG IMPACT PLANNED YET. OKAY. OKAY. THE EXTRA BITS OF MARKETING YOU ALSO MIGHT WANNA KEEP IN MIND WOULD BE SOME SORT OF, UM, WORLD CUT MARKETING THAT NEEDS TO START IN 2025 AS PEOPLE ARE MAKING THEIR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR 2026 INCREASE IT YOU SAID? WELL, I'M JUST, IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND, LIKE WHEN YOU'RE DOING YOUR 2025 LIKE GRAPHICS OR WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, YOU KNOW? YEAH. BECAUSE THEY'LL STAY HERE AND DRIVE DOWNTOWN BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE PA IT'S GONNA BE FOR THE WORLD CUP IN 2026. SO IN 2025 YOU HAVE TO START MARKETING LIKE STAY WITH US. MM-HMM. BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA START MAKING THEIR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS IN 2025, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD THAT YOU'RE GETTING THE SHORT TERM RENTAL THING SQUARED AWAY BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL LIST THEIR HOMES FOR THAT. THAT'S RIGHT. THEY DID FOR THE SUPER BOWL BACK IN OH YEAH. 20. WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? SO WE DON'T WANNA MISS OUT ON ANY OF THAT. OKAY. AND SO I HAVE IT. THAT IS GREAT. I HAD A PLACEHOLDER BUDGET IN THERE FOR MM-HMM? SOCCER BALLS. OKAY. SOCCER BALLS. MM-HMM. . YEAH. CAN WE GET DAVID BECKHAM HERE TO DO AN ODD CAMPAIGN FOR ? I MEAN THAT, THAT'S A BUDGET ITEM RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN SAVE MY HOUSE. NO, YOU CAN STAY IN THE PENTHOUSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. . GOTCHA. UM, IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND BECAUSE I KNOW IT SEEMS REALLY FAR AWAY, BUT PEOPLE WILL START BOOKING UP THEIR HOTEL ROOMS AND STUFF NOW. MM-HMM. . YEP. OKAY. AND THAT'S GONNA BE, YEP. I WILL. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. YES. WE'LL ADD THAT INTO THE MEDIA PLAN FOR 2025. COOL. OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. OKAY. AND THEN FOR THE BUDGET, IS THIS PACKET IN ALIGNMENT WITH THIS LINE HERE? YES. BECAUSE I WAS JUST LOOKING AT, IT SHOULD BE THE VISITOR CENTER ON HERE IT SAYS 46 7 50, UNLESS I AM NOT GETTING THAT RIGHT. AND THEN ON HERE IT'S 30,000 ON THE, THE LITTLE. OKAY, HANG ON A SECOND. YEAH. SO YOU HAVE 2025 REQUESTED 46,750 FOR THE 5 4 0 1 0 VISITOR CENTER. BUT THEN ON HERE OR OKAY, SO THE, I'M SORRY. THE VISITOR CENTER. OKAY. THERE IS A LITTLE VISITOR CENTER HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN BAY AREA HOUSTON CD'S CONTRACT. THE NEW VISITOR CENTER THAT LAKE CITY JUST OPENED. OKAY. IS, IS UNDER THE, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CIP PROJECT THERE. SO THAT'S GONNA BE, THAT MAKES BETTER SENSE. YEAH. SORRY. SO VISITOR CENTER ACTUALLY IS THE ACCOUNT NUMBER IS BAY AREA. OKAY. HOUSTON CB. SO THAT'S 46. 46 7. I WAS GONNA SAY THAT NUMBER LOOKS REALLY FAMILIAR. MM-HMM. . SO I WAS LIKE, WHICH VISITOR CENTER IS THAT GOING TO? YEAH. UM, SO, OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. YEAH. YEP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? RIGHT. SO WE'LL HAVE BUDGET WORKSHOPS STARTING WITH I BELIEVE IN JULY. AND AS SOON AS I GET THOSE DATES FOR MY ACTUAL BUDGET HEARING, I'LL SHARE THAT WITH Y'ALL. SO IF YOU WANNA LISTEN IN ON FEEDBACK I GET FROM COUNCIL OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN ME ON THOSE. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN THIS IS JUST SNAPSHOTS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THIS IS WHAT I HAD TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IN FOR ESTIMATES FOR THIS YEAR. AND THEN ALSO WHAT I'M GONNA PUT FOR NEXT YEAR, THIS IS JUST CARRYOVERS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. NUMBER OF WEBSITE VISITORS, WHAT WE'RE TRACKING, UNIQUE VISITORS PAGE VIEWS, FACEBOOK PAGE FOLLOWERS, ENGAGEMENT IMPRESSIONS, FOLLOWERS ENGAGEMENT, AND THEN HOT TAX COLLECTIONS. AND THEN DIRECT TRAVEL SPENDING. DIRECT TRAVEL SPENDING NUMBERS WILL PULL FROM THE STATES DEAN RUNYON PROGRAM AND THEN IT GIVES YOU ECONOMIC IMPACTS. SO THEY ONLY RELEASE THAT ONCE A YEAR. HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE IN TIME FOR NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK THIS YEAR AND I'LL BE ABLE TO UPDATE THAT INFORMATION. SO I JUST PUT SOME VERY CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS ON THAT. UH, HOT TAX COLLECTIONS WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. I THINK LAST YEAR WE, UH, WE DID REALLY WELL ON THAT, SO IT'S EXCITING. OH, OKAY. AND THEN PRIORITIES AND GOALS, CAN WE GET A COPY OF THAT REPORT? THIS REPORT OF THE LAST REPORT? YES. I DON'T THINK IT'S IN OUR PACKET, SO YES. CAN WE GET A COPY OF IT? THAT'D BE GREAT. YES, ABSOLUTELY. GOOD REPORT. YEP. I LIKE THAT REPORT. UH, LET'S SEE, AND THEN ANNUAL PRIORITIES AND [00:35:01] GOALS. UM, WORKING ON SHORT TERM, LIKE THIS IS FOR 25 SHORT TERM RENTAL STUFF. REDESIGN THE WEBSITE, SEASONAL TOURISM MARKETING PROGRAMS, SPORTS FACILITY MARKETING MATERIALS AND DIFFERENT, UH, CONVENTION MATERIALS. AND THEN, UH, WORKING WITH TOURISM PARTNERS TO MOVE FORWARD PROJECTS LIKE WATER TAXIS AND PR MISSIONS AND OTHER REGIONAL TOURISM INITIATIVES. SO THAT'S MY PART PARTIES. AND THAT'S IT. IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. MOVING ON. REMEMBER COMMENT. THAT'S A LOT OF INFO. STEPHANIE. THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT WAS GREAT. I'M KIND OF GLAD WE DIDN'T HAVE LIKE ANOTHER SPEAKER BECAUSE I'M LIKE, THIS IS GONNA BE A LOT . NO, IT WAS GOOD INFORMATION. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. INFORMATION. YOU'RE WELCOME. GOOD JOB. THANKS. [VI. Member comments] UM, MEMBER COMMENTS. ANY, ANYONE HAVE COMMENTS? AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY WE HAVE A, A MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH, UM, COMING UP AT THE HOTEL. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I JUST HELPED TO WORK THE EASTER ONE AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF, BUT I DIDN'T WORK ON IT. SO , UM, WE HAVE THAT AND WE STILL HAVE, I MENTIONED LAST TIME OUR SIP AND SALES, SO JUST GO ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THAT. UM, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR WONDERFUL WINE DINNERS WHERE WE HAVE FEATURED, UM, WINES AND, UM, BEFORE COURSE DINNER. SO ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN THAT, THOSE ARE LOVELY AS WELL. SO JUST GO TO THE WEBSITE. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. [VII. Discuss requests for future meeting agenda items] ANY REQUEST FOR FUTURE MEETING AGENDA ITEMS? I OKAY. MEETING ADJOURNED. * 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.