Jan 15, 2025 League City Convention and Visitors Advisory Board Meeting

UH, JULIANA A WORK WITH STEPHANIE, UH, SARAH OSBORN, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS MEETING ENGAGEMENT AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.

I WORK WITH STEPHANIE, STEPHANIE, SAFETY MANAGER.

ANY CITIZENS WITH A REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

UH, WE CAN APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER OF 2024.

[IV. Approval of Minutes - Nov 2024]

YOU HAVE A HARD COPY, BUT, MM-HMM .

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT NEEDED CORRECTION, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND.

SECOND.

UH, WE, WE WERE GONNA DO A REVIEW OF THE BOARD BYLAWS AND THE CITY ORDINANCE, UM, SINCE WE HAVE SOME NEW MEMBERS.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? AWESOME.

[V. Review Board Bylaws, City Ordinance]

UH OH.

WAS THAT YOUR NAME? YEAH, I GOT ALL, UM, SO STEPHANIE DID EMAIL THAT.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? NO.

IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT, SO, OKAY.

I, THE, THE ORDINANCE IS WHAT MADE OUR BOARD HAPPEN, BUT, UH, I DID ADD A SLIDE IN HERE JUST TO JUMP IN REAL QUICK ABOUT OUR MISSION.

OUR FUNDING IS SPECIAL FOR THIS BOARD.

WE'RE FUNDED BY THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, AND I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE MAY HAVE HAD A TRAINING ON THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS FROM, UM, TEXAS HOTEL LODGING ASSOCIATION.

UH, SO WE ARE FUNDED BY THE TAXES THAT THE HO THAT PEOPLE PAY WHENEVER THEY COME TO SPEND THE NIGHT HERE, IN LEAST CITY, THE HOTELS.

AND THEY HAVE TO BE USED, UH, TO DIRECTLY PROMOTE TOURISM AND ENHANCE THE CONVENTION AND HOTEL INDUSTRY HERE.

AND THEN THEY HAVE TO FIT IN ONE OF NINE CATEGORIES.

AND THOSE ARE ALL LISTED THERE FOR YOU.

BUT, UH, THE, THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD IS TO KIND OF OVERSEE THE EXPENDITURES OF THOSE FUNDS AND, UM, AND, AND ADMINISTER A HOT TAX GRANT PROGRAM, UH, WHICH I ADDED A COPY IN YOUR PACKET THERE OF THE APPLICATION FOR THAT.

SO WE MEET MONTHLY AND, UH, WE LOOK, REVIEW TOURISM REPORTS HERE, NEWS ON THE CURRENT PROJECTS, AND EVALUATE THOSE HOT TAX GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS.

SO THIS YEAR OUR BUDGET FOR THOSE THOSE GRANTS ARE, IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE AWARDING.

SO JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT IN THERE.

THANK YOU FOR THE DETAIL AS ALWAYS, STEPHANIE.

YOUR SO DETAIL, UM,

[VI. Discuss and elect Board Chair and Vice Chair for 2025]

UH, WE NEED TO ELECT A CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, ANY NOMINATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR SERVING AS CHAIR.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I'VE BEEN DOING IT A LONG TIME, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO, NO.

SOMEONE ELSE.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE A VICE CHAIR RIGHT NOW, DO WE? NO, IT WAS BRIDGET.

IT WAS BRIDGET.

OH, YEAH.

BUT SHE DID NOT, YEAH, SHE'S RETIRED.

SO WOULD ANYBODY BE INTERESTED IN, JUST SO THE CHAIR, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD RUNS THE MEETING.

VICE CHAIR WOULD RUN THE MEETING IF THE CHAIR WAS UNABLE TO BE THERE.

SO THAT'S REALLY ALL YOU DO IS YOU TO WHAT NEIGHBORS DOING AND RUN THROUGH THAT.

WHAT? VICE CHAIR.

ALRIGHT.

I CAN STAY CHAIR IF NO ONE ELSE WANTS TO VOLUNTEER THAT THEY, HE'S ZIPPED.

HE'S KEEPING A ZIP NOT, NOT THIS YEAR.

WELL, IF EVERYONE'S OKAY WITH THAT, DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? YEAH, I THINK TECHNICALLY YOU NEED TO DO LIKE MOTION FIRST.

A MOTION TO THEN THE SECOND AND THEN THE VOTE.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA MAKE A MOTION FOR MYSELF.

SO SOMEBODY ELSE DO THAT.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO THAT.

AMBER WOULD BE THE CHAIR.

AND THEN SOMEBODY NEEDS TO SECOND.

COULD SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION FOR AMBER? THANK YOU.

JOSE WILL MAKE A MOTION.

GREAT.

WHO WANTS TO SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.

THERE YOU GO.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSITIONS? OKAY, AMBER.

YAY.

AND WE NEED TO DO THE VICE CHAIR AS WELL.

AND NOW WE MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

SO AMBER, YOU WANNA NOMINATE HER FOR VICE CHAIR ? SURE.

SANDRA JONES.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT ZANDRA IS THE VICE CHAIR FOR ME.

AND THEN WHO WANTS TO SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? NOW IT'S OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.

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EASY.

UM,

[VII. Update on Communications & Community Engagement]

SO A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UH, WHEN YOU WALKED IN, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THE NEW ART GALLERY, UH, THAT IS IN THE LOBBY.

UH, IT'S SMALL WORKS BY GREAT MINDS.

AND SO YOU'LL NOTICE ALL THE PIECES ARE VERY SMALL BECAUSE WE HAD THAT REQUIREMENT.

THERE WILL BE AN ART GALLERY OFFICIAL OPENING THIS FRIDAY FROM SIX TO EIGHT.

ANYBODY IS WELCOME TO COME ON OUT.

THE ARTIST WILL BE HERE.

ANYBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY IS WELCOME TO COME ON OUT.

UM, QUITE A FEW OF THE PIECES ARE FOR SALE.

UH, SO THERE IS A LITTLE, IT'LL SAY ON THE NAME TAG, WHETHER IT'S FOR SALE OR NOT FOR SALE.

AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER WHICH BASICALLY YOU CAN CONTACT THE ARTIST DIRECTLY IF YOU WANNA PURCHASE THE PIECE.

'CAUSE WE DON'T WANNA GET INVOLVED IN THE WHOLE PURCHASING OF PIECES.

SO I JUST WANTED TO INVITE ANYBODY, UH, TO THAT WHO'D BE INTERESTED IN COMING OUT.

SO WE DID HAVE OUR FIRST MUSIC FRIENDLY CITY CERTIFICATION MEETING.

SO WE, PART OF GETTING THE MUSIC FRIENDLY CITY CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS A MOUTHFUL THERE, UM, IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT AT LEAST MEETS QUARTERLY TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN GROW THE MUSIC COMMUNITY, GROW CONCERTS, GROW SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ARTISTS.

SO WE HAD THAT FIRST MEETING LAST WEEK.

UH, IT WENT VERY WELL.

IT WAS MORE OF A WELCOME MEETING.

HERE'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

UM, STARTING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GOALS FOR THE COMING YEAR REALLY WAS MORE OF A MEET AND GREET THAN, THAN GETTING ANYTHING TOTALLY ACCOMPLISHED.

UM, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANNA MEET MONTHLY FOR NOW RATHER THAN QUARTERLY JUST TO GET THINGS OFF THE GROUND.

AND THEN WE WILL OFFICIALLY GET OUR MUSIC FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON APRIL 26TH.

AND THAT WILL BE AT THE MUSIC AND THE HISTORIC DISTRICT CONCERT.

THEY HAVE GRACIOUSLY, UH, THE LEAGUE CITY FOCUS ASSOCIATION WHO ORGANIZES THE MUSIC AND THE HISTORIC DISTRICT CONCERTS.

IT'S ALWAYS THE LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, BUT THEY ARE MOVING IT TO SATURDAY FOR US, JUST BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE HAS TO BE ON HERE ON A SATURDAY TO DO IT.

YOU WOULD THINK THEY'D WANT TO COME ON FRIDAY, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE ON A SATURDAY.

UM, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

SO WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER DESIGNATION.

YOU MAY REALIZE WE'RE ALSO, YOU MAY REMEMBER WE'RE A TREE CITY, A MONARCH, BUTTERFLY CITY, A SCENIC, UH, A SCENIC CITY, A KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL CITY.

AND I KNOW THERE'S ALSO TALK OF, WE'RE DOING A TOURISM FRIENDLY AND A TOURISM FRIENDLY.

TOURISM FRIENDLY, VISITOR FRIENDLY.

UH, AND MY DEPARTMENT'S KIND OF, I KNOW JOHN JUMPED IN.

ONE OF MY, UH, STAFF MEMBERS HAVE JUMPED IN AND WAS WELCOME TO HELP WITH THAT.

ARTISTS IN RESIDENT PROGRAM.

SO WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER DESIGNATION COME UP.

AND I'M ACTUALLY THINKING, AND WE'RE WORKING ON POSSIBLY MAKING A SIGN TO GO INTO THE ENTRANCE OF CITY HALL, BASICALLY ON ONE OF THOSE LITTLE SIDE FLOWER BEDS THAT HAS ALL OF OUR DESIGNATIONS BECAUSE I OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE YEAH.

ALL OF THESE DESIGNATIONS.

AND IT'S, IT'S MY DEPARTMENT, UH, COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.

THAT'S WHY THE TITLE IS SO LONG, BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY, HEY, ALL OF THIS STUFF, THAT NOBODY ELSE REALLY WANTS TO TAKE ON, FALLS ON MY DEPARTMENT.

UH, SO, UH, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

A COUPLE OF HANDOUTS THAT I GAVE STATE OF THE CITY IS COMING UP ON FEBRUARY 7TH.

UH, ENCOURAGE YOU TO REGISTER FOR THAT.

IT IS A TOTALLY FREE EVENT, UM, FROM EIGHT TO NINE 30.

AND IF YOU'VE BEEN BEFORE, UH, WE SHOW A VIDEO AND THEN WE DO, WHICH KIND OF WRAPS UP THE, THE YEAR, WE ALSO GIVE OUT AN ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS A CALENDAR THIS YEAR.

SO IT'S A USEFUL THING YOU CAN HAVE IN YOUR HOME, UM, OR YOUR OFFICE.

AND THEN WE DO A Q AND A WITH THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER.

AND, AND THOSE WHO ATTEND ARE WELCOME TO ASK THEIR OWN QUESTIONS, WHICH IS GREAT.

SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION THAT YOU, A BURNING QUESTION YOU WANT ANSWERED ABOUT SOME KIND OF TRAFFIC PROJECT, DRAINAGE PROJECT, WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE? WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE? UM, YOU CAN ASK THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER DIRECTLY.

SO ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS ARE INVITED TO THIS AND WE WANT THEM TO ATTEND.

SO YOU'LL BE ACTUALLY GETTING A SPECIAL EMAIL FROM ASHLEY JACKSON, UH, INVITING YOU TO ATTEND.

BUT PLEASE GO AHEAD AND RSVP IF YOU CAN.

YOU'LL GET A SPECIAL LITTLE GIFT, GIFT FOR BEING A BOARD MEMBER.

WE USUALLY MAKE YOU STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED.

UM, THE MAYOR DOES.

AND THEN YOU'LL ALSO GET KIND OF A GIFT BAG AT THE END JUST FOR YOUR SERVICE SO WE CAN SAY THANK YOU.

SO IT KIND OF DOUBLES AS A BOARD AND COMMITTEE, UH, RECOGNITION KIND OF BREAKFAST, UH, AT THE SAME TIME AS IT IS STATE OF THE CITY.

'CAUSE IT'S BASICALLY, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW ALL THIS INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT OUR SUCCESSES WERE IN 2024 AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, KIND OF WHAT'S AHEAD IN, IN 2025.

SO IF YOU WANNA USE THAT QR CODE TO RES REGISTER, YOU CAN ALSO USE LEAGUE CITY.COM/SOC FOR STATE OF THE CITY.

UH, ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME AGAIN.

YOU GET FREE BREAKFAST.

SO IT'S ALWAYS NICE.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT, THIS IS ACTUALLY A COPY OF A ARTICLE THAT WAS IN CITY MATTERS MAGAZINE THAT CAME OUT IN DECEMBER.

WE ARE LAUNCHING OUR FIRST

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IT'S PILOT PROGRAM.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

UH, WE ARE OFFERING FREE STUDIOS FACE FOR UP TO THREE ARTISTS, AND IT'S GOING TO, THE STUDIO IS GOING TO BE AT THE GIRARDI HOUSE.

SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE GIRARDI HOUSE, WHICH A LOT OF THIS ME MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE, BECAUSE WE USE QUITE A BIT OF HOT FUNDS TO RESTORE THE GIRARD HOUSE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WHICH IS, UH, A HOME THAT BELONG TO A DESCENDANT OF ONE OF THE FIRST ITALIAN FAMILIES THAT SETTLED LAKE CITY, UH, SEBASTIAN GIRARDI, UH, LIVED IN THIS HOME.

AND, UH, SO IT'S, IT WAS DONATED TO THE CITY, UH, YEARS AGO TO BE RESTORED.

AND WE HAVE RESTORED IT AND IT'S BEEN SITTING IN HERITAGE HERITAGE PARK WITH NO PURPOSE.

SO IT'S KIND OF AN INTERESTING BUILDING BECAUSE IT'S SMALL, DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF HARD.

LIKE WHAT COULD IT BE? AND THEN IT'S KIND OF OFF THE BEATEN PATH IN HERITAGE PARK.

SO IT'LL BE A PLACE WHERE THESE ARTISTS, UH, AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SETTING BECAUSE ALL THE BIG OPEN WINDOWS.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT PLACE FOR THESE ARTISTS TO BE INSPIRED.

IT'S WORK.

UM, AND SO IN EXCHANGE, THEY WILL OFFER FREE CLASSES TO OUR RESIDENTS IN WHATEVER DISCIPLINE THAT THEY HAVE, EITHER A CLASS OR A WORKSHOP.

AND THE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS, WE'VE OPENED IT UP TO BE VERY BROAD.

SO, I MEAN, THIS COULD BE A CREATIVE WRITER, IT COULD BE A GRAPHIC ARTIST, IT COULD BE A SCULPTOR, IT COULD BE A PHOTOGRAPHER.

I MEAN, BASICALLY THE, THE RANGE OF VISUAL ARTS, UH, IS VERY BROAD.

SO WHO KNOWS, WE MAY HAVE A WRITER IN THERE AND SOMEONE ELSE.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, THE DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 14TH.

WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT THOSE CANDIDATES AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, EARLY MARCH.

WE THE GOAL OF GETTING THEM IN IN APRIL AND STARTING SOME OF THESE, UM, FREE CLASSES FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WORKSHOPS.

AND THEY'LL BE IN THERE FOR A NINE MONTH RESIDENCY.

SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO'S A LOCAL ARTIST, UH, THAT'S LOOKING FOR BASICALLY FREE KIND OF STUDIO SPACE, UH, YOU KNOW, LET 'EM KNOW.

UM, THERE, IT'S, UH, ON OUR WEBSITE, LEAGUE CITY.COM.

UM, IT'S ALSO, AND THIS ARTICLE WILL TELL YOU TO GO TO LEAGUE CITY.COM/ART RESIDENCE HAS A QR CODE AS WELL.

UM, SO WE, UH, ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR THAT.

WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN FIVE APPLICATIONS, SO WE'RE EXCITED.

UM, ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, THE CLEAR CREEK CLEANUP IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

SO THE BIG, AND IT'S, IT'S COLD, SO I'M NOT SURE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO OUT CLEANUP , BUT THE BIG EVENT IS FEBRUARY 15TH.

WE ARE A SPONSOR OF THE CLEAR CREEK CLEANUP, UH, WHERE BASICALLY WE CLEAN UP STUFF OUT OF THE CREEK AND YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED WHAT WE PULL OUT OF THE CREEK FROM FLOATING DECKS TO MATTRESSES TO A SAXOPHONE ONE TIME A SAXOPHONE TO UH, I MEAN, YOU JUST WOULD MIND BLOWN BY WHAT WE PULL OUT OF THE CREEK.

SO THEY ACTUALLY, FEBRUARY 15TH IS THE BIG KIND OF END OF THE, UH, UH, END OF THE EVENT, UM, OR END OF, BECAUSE IT, IT HAPPENS OVER A SERIES OF WEEKS.

SO IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY STARTED LAST WEEKEND.

SO, AND THEY GO OUT, OUT, THEY MEET AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AT THE TWO 70, UH, BOAT RAMP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING A BOAT, YOU JUST BRING YOURSELF AND BE PREPARED TO GET DIRTY AND WET AND COLD AND CLEAN UP.

THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING YOU MAY, ESPECIALLY THIS WEEKEND, I'M OUT.

YEAH, HOPEFULLY BY FEBRUARY 15TH.

BUT I'M GLAD THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING IT, BUT I AM GLAD.

SO ANYWAY, I PUT THAT OUT THERE JUST BECAUSE THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

UM, AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT I HAVE THAT'S GOING ON.

UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

THE ARTISTS AND RESIDENTS.

OH, THE NONPROFIT EX EXPO.

I SKIPPED RIGHT OVER THAT.

STUCK ON MY PAGE.

SO ANOTHER THING THAT WE'RE GEARING UP FOR IS THE NONPROFIT AT EXPO.

WE DO IT HERE IN THE CIVIC CENTER.

LAST YEAR WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

WE HAD OVER 60 NONPROFITS AND BASICALLY IT IS ORGANIZATIONS 5 0 1 C THREES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.

SO IT'S BASICALLY CONNECTING VOLUNTEERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE ALWAYS EMAILING.

I WANNA VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE, WHERE CAN I GO, WHAT CAN I DO? SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANY NONPROFITS THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, UH, AND GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

AND, UH, AND ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, NEEDING VOLUNTEERS AND ALSO IN ADDITION TO LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY JUST COME LOOKING FOR AID.

IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

UM, AND YOU CAN REACH OUT.

IT HAS AMBER PEDAGO, UH, EMAIL THERE.

SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY, IF IT'S A NONPROFIT THAT YOU KNOW, THAT YOU REALLY THINK SHOULD REACH OUT, THEY CAN REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO AMBER.

UM, AND SHE CAN HOOK THEM UP WITH THE GETTING A BOOTH TOTALLY FREE AT THE NONPROFIT, I SUPPOSE.

AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE AND UNFORTUNATELY NEED TO GO OFF TO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE, ANOTHER MEETING.

ALRIGHT, NEXT IS, UH, STEPHANIE'S REPORT.

SO ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S JANUARY'S BUSY, BUT NOT TOO BUSY.

THE HOLIDAYS KIND OF KICKED OUR BUTT, RIGHT, AMBER? I MEAN, THERE WAS JUST ONE EVENT AFTER, ANOTHER EVENT AFTER ANOTHER, SO IT WAS BUSY.

SO WE'RE STARTING OFF A LITTLE SLOW, BUT IT'S

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PICKING UP QUICK.

SO STAY DRY EVERYBODY.

I KNOW IT'S CRUMMY OUTSIDE.

[VIII. CVB Manager report on current projects and financials]

ON CBB PROJECTS? YES.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I'M SO EXCITED.

THIS IS OUR FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR AND I'M EXCITED TO TELL YOU ABOUT ALL THE NEW THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR.

THE FIRST ONE THAT WE ARE WORKING ON, I'LL START WITH CURRENT PROJECTS, IS OUR NEW WEBSITE.

OUR CURRENT WEBSITE IS LEAGUE CITY CVB.COM, WHERE YOU CAN JUST TYPE IN VISIT LEAGUE CITY.

UM, WE ARE REDESIGNING THE WHOLE SITE.

IT'S GONNA BE MOVING TO A NEW PLATFORM ON WORDPRESS.

AND SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING ALL OF OUR PAGES AND MAKING SURE OUR CONTENT IS READY TO GO.

WE HOPE TO LAUNCH THAT MAYBE NEXT MONTH.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY YES FOR SURE, FEBRUARY, BUT THAT IS THE GOAL, UH, FOR THIS, FOR QUARTER ONE OF THIS YEAR.

SO IT IS, IT IS OUR BIGGEST UNDERTAKING RIGHT NOW.

UH, IT'S GONNA FEATURE A MUCH STREAMLINED, UH, SIMPLE NAVIGATION, UH, NEW CONTENT, FRESH PICTURES.

WE HAVE NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT INTEGRATES, UH, FROM ITI DIGITAL THAT WILL PULL PLACES FROM GOOGLE, BRING IN REVIEWS AND, AND AND PICTURES AND EVERYTHING OF OUR, OF OUR ATTRACTIONS, OUR RESTAURANTS, AND OUR SHOPPING.

UM, AND IT ALSO PULLS EVENTS.

IT PULLS EVENTS FROM FACEBOOK EVENTS, UH, WE GEOFENCED AREAS.

IT'S PULLING IN EVENTS FROM THAT.

AND SO WE GO IN AND ACTUALLY APPROVE THOSE EVENTS THAT WILL BE ON OUR CALENDAR, THAT CALENDAR AND THOSE PLACES POPULATE ALSO OUR TRAVEL APP, WHICH IS, UH, IF YOU ON YOUR PHONE PULL UP OUR WEBSITE, YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE THING THAT SAYS PLAN YOUR TRIP.

YOU GET THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR APP.

AND, AND, AND THOSE PLACES AND EVENTS ALSO FEED INTO OUR APP.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE PLATFORM.

THESE PIECES ARE ALREADY UP AND RUNNING NOW, BUT WE ARE BUILDING EVERYTHING AND MAKING IT VERY PRETTY ON OUR NEW SITE.

SO JULIAN AND I HAVE BEEN DEEP INTO THOSE THINGS AND IT'S A VERY TEDIOUS PROCESS.

SO, UM, WE'RE WORKING ON BACKLINKS AND ALL OF THE IMAGES AND RESIZING AND OPTIMIZING AND METADATA.

IT IS JUST, I'M IMPRESSED.

IT IS NOT IMPRESSED WITH IT.

IT IS NOT MY FAVORITE THING TO DO.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW IT IS IMPORTANT, BUT THE ACTUAL CODING AND EVERYTHING, OH MY GOODNESS.

SO THAT IS OUR BIGGEST PROJECT.

I ADDED SOME SCREENSHOTS HERE SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

UH, WE HAVE AN EMBED OF OUR, UH, THAT STARTS YOUR ADVENTURE WITH THE APP ON THERE, THAT, THAT IS PULLING FROM OUR TRAVEL APP.

SO OUR APP IS REALLY COOL BECAUSE IT WILL NAVIGATE YOU AND SHOW YOU WHERE THINGS ARE NEAR YOU, WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW, LIKE WHERE TO GO EAT RIGHT NOW, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AND THEN THE UPCOMING EVENTS THAT SHOWS YOU WHAT OUR EVENT CALENDAR KIND OF LOOKS LIKE.

THEN WE HAVE ALL OF OUR GUIDES DOWNLOADABLE THERE AND THEN WE'RE SHOWCASING OUR EXPERIENCES.

SO WE'RE ALSO, I'M LOOKING AT ANOTHER INTEGRATION WITH ITI, THEY HAVE AN ITINERARY TRIP BUILDER ON THERE.

SO I MAY ADD THAT IN THIS YEAR.

I'M JUST NOT QUITE SURE I NEED TO GET IT.

WE NEED TO GET IT UP AND RUNNING FIRST ANYWAY, SO THAT'S A BIG UNDERTAKING.

SO THAT IS ONE OF OUR BIG THINGS COMING UP SOON.

ANOTHER BIG PROJECT WE HAVE IS THE BALLPARK.

I KNOW YOU'VE, YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT IT, YOU'VE SEEN A LOT ABOUT IT.

THE STATE OF THE CITY WILL BE ABOUT THE BALLPARK.

THE CITY TOOK OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THAT FACILITY LAST FEBRUARY.

AND SO, UH, WE HAD BEEN WORKING, I HAD BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEIR NEW SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PERSON ON MARKETING COLLATERAL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO CHANGE THE LOGO, WE CHANGED THE NAME AND THEY HAD NO MATERIALS TO GO OUT AND BOOK THIS FACILITY.

SO WE HAD BEEN OUT THERE, UH, COLLECTING VIDEO AND, UH, PHOTO ASSETS.

WE CREATED A SPECIAL EVENT SALES BROCHURE SO THAT SHE CAN TAKE THAT AND GO, YOU KNOW, BOOK TOURNAMENTS, PARTIES, CORPORATE EVENTS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

SO, UM, THOSE ARE, THAT'S JUST KIND OF A SCREENSHOT OF WHAT THOSE MATERIALS LOOK LIKE.

WE ALSO HAVE CREATED A SPONSOR, UH, SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL PACKET FOR HER TO GO AND SELL.

SHE'S WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR, UH, LEGAL DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE CONTRACTS READY TO GO SO THAT WHENEVER SHE GETS A SPONSORSHIP, SHE CAN EXECUTE IT.

UH, AND WE ALSO HAVE A NEW VIDEO AND THAT QR CODE WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR VIDEO.

IT'S REALLY GOOD.

SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT, PLEASE DO.

UM, SO ANYWAY, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF MOVING PARTS WITH THAT.

UM, WE'RE GONNA BE LAUNCHING MORE INTO THAT SPACE, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW AND GET THIS PLACE, THIS FACILITY ON THE MAP FOR FUTURE TOURNAMENTS AND BOOKINGS.

SPEAKING OF THAT, WE DO HAVE A VERY LARGE TOURNAMENT COMING UP VERY SOON IN MARCH, MARCH THE 13TH THROUGH THE 16TH.

WE HAVE A WORLD CLASSIC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT THERE.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BRING IN 60 TEAMS AND THEY ARE COMING IN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, NOT JUST TEXAS, NOT JUST US ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THERE'S MULTIPLE COUNTRIES AND THEY'RE FLYING INTO HOBBY AND INTERCONTINENTAL AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SHUTTLE SERVICE AND IT, THEY'RE EXPECTING ABOUT 23,000 PEOPLE IN FOR THIS ONE EVENT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, YOU KNOW, CROWD CONTROL AND PARKING AND SHUTTLING AND ALL THE THINGS INVOLVED WITH THAT.

MARCH, MARCH 13TH THROUGH THE 16TH.

SO I WILL HAVE A TABLE OUT THERE WITH VISITOR INFORMATION.

UM, WE'RE WORKING ON LITTLE STICKERS THAT WILL GO IN THE BACK OF THE SEATS THERE TOO THAT SAYS PLAN TIME OUT, PLAN YOUR TRIP NOW, OR SOMETHING CUTE LIKE THAT.

OH WAIT, I MAY HAVE ACTUALLY A

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PICTURE OF IT SOMEWHERE.

UH, SO THAT IT GOES TO OUR TRAVEL APP.

SO PEOPLE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, COMING IN FROM OUTTA TOWN AT THAT STADIUM, THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, VISITOR INFORMATION RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF 'EM.

UM, SO JUST A LOT OF THOSE LIKE TOUCH POINTS WE'RE THINKING THROUGH THOSE AND, AND, AND ADDING KIND OF HOSPITALITY THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN FOR, FOR THAT FACILITY.

AND ALSO MARKETING.

SO LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED VOLUNTEERS AT THE TABLE WITH YOU.

I, YES, THAT ACTUALLY WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU GUYS HELP WITH THAT.

UM, I'M, I'M PULLING TOGETHER MATERIALS, YOU KNOW, MAPS AND THINGS, BUT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR STUFF IS DIGITAL, BUT WE DO HAVE VISITOR GUIDES, DINING GUIDES.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE.

YEAH, IF YOU WANNA DO LIKE A SCHEDULE, A SIGN UP SCHEDULE THING.

YES, YES, I WILL DEFINITELY.

LEMME WRITE THAT DOWN.

AND IF YOU NEED A VIDEO OF MY NEPHEW HITTING A HOME RUN AT THE BALLPARK, JUST LET ME KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE LOTS OF THOSE.

DO YOU ALL ? YOU COULD BE A MODEL FIRST.

AWESOME.

YOUR BALLPARK.

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE ONE.

I GOT ONE LAST NIGHT.

M RUN.

THAT IS GREAT.

PUT IT ON THE YOUTUBE.

IT'S HARD TO HIT ONE OUT OF THERE TOO, SO THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, HE IS IN THE LITTLE PART, BUT YES, IT'S SO FUN.

IT'S STILL HARD FOR THEM BECAUSE THIS IS OUR FIRST SEASON.

I LOVE THAT PLAY.

LIKE SPENT A LOT TIME THERE, PLAY PIT, SO IT DOES.

IT'S VERY SO YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE? OH YES.

HAVE YOU NOTICED A CHANGE IN I ABSOLUTELY HAVE, YES.

GOOD, GOOD.

VERY COOL.

YEAH, WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON WITH THAT.

SO IT'S, IT'S ONE OF OUR BIG PROJECTS THIS YEAR AND YOU'LL BE SEEING A LOT MORE ABOUT IT.

THE PROJECTS CONTINUED.

UH, OKAY.

THE LEAGUE CITY APP STICKER FOR THE BALLPARK.

THERE'S A PICTURE OF IT RIGHT THERE.

TIMEOUT PLAN OUT SCAN HERE TO DISCOVER WHAT TO, WHAT TO EAT, WHAT TO SEE, AND ALL THE FUN TO DO WHILE YOU'RE HERE.

SO THAT'S COOL.

WE WANTED NICE.

AND PUT 'EM ON THE BACK OF THOSE SEATS.

SO I THINK THAT WILL BE REALLY NICE.

UM, WE ALSO, WERE TALKING ABOUT ADDING A QR CODE 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ONLINE ORDERING WITH THEIR RESTAURANT THERE AND MAYBE ADDING THAT QR CODE TO THE STICKER AS WELL.

SO THERE'S NOT TWO STICKERS ON THE SEATS.

UH, WE HAVE A NEW LEAGUE CITY VISITOR CENTER WRAP CARD AND I GAVE YOU A COPY OF IT.

I JUST GOT THEM IN YESTERDAY, SO I'M EXCITED.

UH, WE OPENED OUR VISITOR CENTER LAST YEAR AND I, I AM WORKING ON SOME MARKETING AND JUST LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S THERE AND I WANNA PUT THESE OUT AT THE HOTELS AND GET CERTIFIED TO HELP ME DISTRIBUTE THEM.

UH, IT ALSO SHARES A LITTLE BIT, IT BRINGS PEOPLE INTO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.

IT'S A WONDERFUL FIRST IMPRESSION AND WELCOME STARTING POINT SO THAT THEY CAN GO AND EXPLORE THE OTHER AREAS THERE AND ADDED SOME HISTORY ABOUT THAT.

BUILDING THE VISITOR CENTERS IN, IN A HISTORIC HOME THAT USED TO BE THE STATION MASTER'S HOUSE THERE.

SO A LITTLE BIT IS IN THAT ONE RACK PART.

SO THAT WAS PRODUCED.

I ALSO PRINTED THE HISTORIC DISTRICT GUIDES.

I HAD DEVELOPED THOSE LAST YEAR, BUT I NEVER HAD A, YOU KNOW, A BIG BULK PRINTING DONE.

I WAS PRINTING THEM AS IS BECAUSE THERE WERE LITTLE EDITS THAT KEPT NEEDING TO BE MADE.

AND SO I GAVE YOU A COPY OF THE PRINTED PIECE THERE AND I, I DID A SHORT RUN PRINT JOB OF THAT ONE.

I THINK I DID MAYBE 150 OF THEM.

SO IF I NEED TO EDIT THEM AND REPRINT THEM, I CAN DO THAT PRETTY EASILY.

SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU COPIES OF THAT.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE AN AD RUNNING RIGHT NOW ON TEXAS MONTHLY.

WE'RE DOING A PLAN WITH THEM THIS YEAR THAT HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT INSERTIONS, BUT THERE'S A SCREENSHOT THERE OF THE, THE ONE IN THE JANUARY ISSUE.

SO WE'RE DOING A LOT OF TRAVEL AWARENESS ADVERTISING THIS YEAR.

UH, GETTING IT READY.

I'M WORKING ON SPRING CREATIVE AND SUMMER CREATIVE NOW, BUT LIKE, THIS IS THE FIRST LAUNCH FOR THIS YEAR.

WE ALSO HAVE AN AD THAT WAS PLACED ON THE CLEAR LAKE AREA CHAMBER MAP.

UH, AND THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE PANELS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THAT BIG MAP FOR 2025 PRINTING.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.

UM, WE ALSO ARE WORKING ON TEXAS TOUR TEXAS.COM, WHICH IS A BIG ADVERTISING PROGRAM WE HAVE.

WE'RE UPDATING ALL THE CONTENT THERE AND WORKING ON SPRING AND SUMMER PLANNING FOR CAMPAIGNS AND WORKING WITH OUR REGIONAL CO-OP, THE BAY AREA HOUSTON MARKETING CONVENTION OF ISRAEL MARKETING CO-OP THERE.

SO WE HAD OUR FIRST BOARD MEETING YESTERDAY AND WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON WITH THAT.

SO I'LL, I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT.

THIS, IT'S PRETTY MEATY, SO WE'LL JUST WAIT AND DO THAT AT ANOTHER TIME.

UH, ANOTHER PROJECT IS OUR SHORT TERM RENTAL COMPLIANCE EFFORT.

UM, YEAH, , THAT'S A BIG ONE.

HERE'S A SNAPSHOT RIGHT NOW WHERE WE ARE, UH, WE HAVE 47 PROPERTIES.

MOST OF THEM ARE LISTED ON AIRBNB.

BIG WIN LAST YEAR.

WE ACTUALLY GOT COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH VRBO, EXPEDIA AND AIRBNB SO THAT THEY ACT, THEY HANDLE THE TAXES AND REMIT THEM DIRECTLY TO THE CITY.

THERE AND, AND DO A PROPER WELCOME.

THE CITY STILL REQUIRES A SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT.

SO WE HAVE STILL TWO PLATFORMS. YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR PERMIT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO REGISTER FOR TAXES.

BUT WE MADE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR EVERYBODY.

SO, UH, THE PERMITS EXPIRE IN DECEMBER, SO I SENT OUT A LOT OF EMAILS TO ALL OF THEM, LETTING THEM KNOW IT'S TIME TO RENEW AND WE'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH CORRESPONDENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THEM IN COMPLIANCE.

SO ANYWAY.

ARE YOU SEEING AN UPTICK BECAUSE OF THE SOCCER THING IN 26? NOT YET, BUT I BET WE WILL.

WELL, I, I MEAN, THEY SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT THAT.

THEY SH YES.

THINK THEY WOULD BE THINKING ABOUT, WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO GET PRIVATE JET RESERVATIONS.

THAT'S VERY EXCITING.

YEAH, HOUSTON IS WORKING ON A COORDINATED EFFORT.

I CAN'T WAIT WITH US, ALL OF THE PARTNERS AROUND US, SO TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE

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SO WE WILL BE, WE'LL BE INVOLVED, WE'LL BE INVOLVED IN IT THAT WAY.

BUT YEAH, FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS, JUST LIKE WHENEVER WE HAD THE SUPER BOWL.

IS THAT SUPER BOWL? MM-HMM .

A FEW YEARS AGO.

UH, WE HAD A LOT OF AIRBNBS.

SEE, 'CAUSE PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE COMING OUT OF THE TREES.

THEY'RE GONNA WANT US, YOU KNOW, JOE DOWN THE STREET'S GONNA WANT HIS HOUSE TO BE OPEN.

I MIGHT OPEN MY HOUSE.

, I DON'T HAVE KIDS ANYMORE.

THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU CAN MAKE FROM THOSE PEOPLE TRAVELING TO A WORLD CUP GAME.

I KNOW, RIGHT? , YOU PAY YOUR MORTGAGE FOR THE YEAR PROBABLY.

BUT THEY CAN'T DO THAT.

WELL, THEY WILL SLIDE UNDER THE, YOU CAN'T GET A CAR, I GUESS.

THE ENFORCEMENT OF ALL OF THIS IS VERY CHALLENGING.

AND THAT'S THE THING IS LIKE, YOU CAN TURN ON A LISTING AND TURN OFF A LISTING VERY, VERY EASILY.

SO OUR, OUR NEW VENDOR IS DECKARD TECHNOLOGY AND WE HAVE THIS THING CALLED RENTAL SCAPE.

RIGHT.

UH, AND THEY ACTUALLY HANDLE THE OUTREACH EFFORTS.

WE HAVE A CAMPAIGN WITH THEM.

SO THEY SEND THREE LETTERS TO THE IDENTIFIED PROPERTIES AND LET 'EM KNOW ABOUT THE, ABOUT THE REGULATIONS MM-HMM .

FOR US, WHICH IS GREAT.

THAT TAKES THAT OFF MY PLATE.

AND THEN ONCE, AFTER THREE TIMES THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING, IT GETS TURNED OVER TO US.

THEN I TURN IT OVER TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THEN THAT GOES INTO ANOTHER BALL GAME.

SO ANYWAY, I WAS TRYING TO BE PREEMPTIVE WITH IT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW, HEY, YOUR PERMIT'S EXPIRED, YOU NEED TO RENEW IT.

I NOTICED YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT YET.

JUST HERE'S THE LINKS TO DO IT.

HERE'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO.

SO COULD YOU GET THE MAYOR OR SOMEBODY TO TALK ABOUT IT AS A, AS A, YOU KNOW, IN THAT NEWSLETTER THAT THEY SEND OUT EVERY MONTH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YEAH, I ABSOLUTELY, LIKE YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, JOE DOWN THE STREET'S GONNA WANT 10,000 FOR HIS HOUSE AND HE'S NOT GONNA SIGN UP AND DO ALL THIS STUFF.

EXACTLY.

AND, UM, TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THEY SHOULD START THINKING ABOUT IT, IF THEY'RE GONNA DO IT BECAUSE IT'S SAFE FOR THEM, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THEY GOT BACK UP BY AIRBNB OR WHATEVER MM-HMM .

THEY'RE GONNA, IF THEY DO IT ON THEIR OWN, THEY TRASH THE HOUSE.

IT'S TRASHED.

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO INSURE.

AND TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND KEEP SAYING IT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE THEN THAT WAY YOU WILL GET MORE MONEY.

EXACTLY.

YOU KNOW? YEAH.

THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

YES, YES.

THE OUTREACH THAT YOU NEED, NOT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ABOUT ON YOUR NO, NO, NO.

BUT THIS IS PART OF IT.

THIS IS DEFINITELY PART OF IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

A, A DESTINATION PROFILE PAGE AND IT HAS AN, IT HAS CONTENT IN THERE.

ANYWAY, THERE'S JUST A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE ARE RIGHT THIS SECOND.

IT DOES CHANGE ALMOST EVERY DAY, BUT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW 47 IT LOOKS LIKE.

AND THAT'S OUR BOOKING ACTIVITIES, OUR TAX, THOSE ARE OUR ESTIMATES ON TAXES.

IT, IT GOES UP AND DOWN BECAUSE OF DEMAND AND STUFF.

IT ALSO GOES UP AND DOWN BECAUSE WE ARE SHUTTING THEM DOWN WHENEVER THEY'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

SO, UH, I, I'VE NOTICED THAT TOO.

BUT ANYWAY, HERE WE ARE, SHORT TERM RENTALS, MOVING INTO REPORTS FOR OUR CURRENT WEBSITE TRAFFIC.

THIS IS FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE THE DECEMBER MEETING.

UH, OUR USER COUNT, THIS IS FOR HOLIDAY SEASON, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD.

SO TOTAL USERS 11 OVER 11,000.

OUR PAGE VIEWS ARE 26,175.

UH, WE HAD OVER 69,000 EVENTS HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE CLICKING AROUND AND SPENDING MORE TIME ON THE SITE.

SO THAT'S ALL VERY GOOD.

UM, LET'S SEE, TOP PERFORMING CONTENT WAS ALL ABOUT HOLIDAY EVENTS AND THEN HIKING BIKE TRAILS.

AND WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE WE HAD AN AD ON FACEBOOK THAT SAID, DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE THIS TRAIL GUIDE, HERE'S OUR THING.

AND, AND THAT WAS FUNNELING TO THAT PAGE.

SO THAT WAS GOOD.

UH, THEN TRIP IDEAS AND HOLIDAYS AND THEN, UM, NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATIONS, EVENTS, EVENTS, EVENTS.

SO THAT'S OUR TOP 10 CONTENT PAGES FOR OUR APP PERFORMANCE.

LAST TWO MONTHS, WE HAD 718 USERS.

AVERAGE SESSION DURATIONS JUST UNDER A MINUTE.

UM, WE HAD OVER 5,000 PAGE VIEWS AND A LOT OF NEW DOWNLOADS.

SO IT IS PERFORMING VERY WELL.

UH, AND OUR TOP CONTENT IS SHOPPING TRAIL, HISTORIC DISTRICT TOUR PICTURE, PERFECT LOCATION, TOUR HOLIDAY IN THE PARK EVENT, AND THEN THE PUBLIC ART TOUR.

SO WE HAVE TRAILS AND ITINERARIES BUILT ON THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WERE LOOKING AT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA.

UH, WE ARE VERY ACTIVE ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

JULIANA MANAGES THAT CONTENT FOR US.

SO THANK YOU JULIANA.

YOU CAN SEE OUR TOP PERFORMING CONTENT THERE.

UH, POST FOR, SO THE CLEAR LAKE BOAT PARADE DID VERY, VERY WELL WITH THE REACH OF OVER 184,000 AND THEN NUTCRACKER IN THE PARK, AND THEN THE HOLIDAY SEASON MAKING MEMORIES.

UM, THIS, IT WAS A BLOG POST, I BELIEVE THAT YOU DIRECTED THAT TO TALKING ABOUT ALL THE EVENTS.

AND HERE'S HOW TO MAKE MEMORIES IN LAKE CITY FOR THAT WAS, THAT WAS FOR TOP THREE POSTS ON FACEBOOK.

AND THEN FOR INSTAGRAM, VERY MUCH THE SAME IS ALL HOLIDAY.

AND THEN ALSO THE BAY AREA BALLET AND THEATER, UH, PERFORMANCE DID VERY, VERY WELL WITH THAT.

SO OUR FAN BASE IN FACEBOOK IS 303 3,333.

UH, WE HAD 45 POSTS AND A LOT OF IMPRESSIONS YOU CAN SEE, UH, FOR FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM IS STILL GROWING.

2,755.

AND WE HAD 43 POSTS ON THAT WITH OVER 16,000 POST, UH, PROFILE IMPRESSIONS.

UH, I MENTIONED TOUR TEXAS.COM.

IT IS A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AND IT'S A PLATFORM THAT STATE USES.

EVERYBODY HAS LIKE

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IT SAYS DOWNLOAD A GUIDE, HERE'S THE EVENTS, DUH, DUH DUH.

SO THEY GIVE US A ANNUAL CONTENT ENGAGEMENT REPORT.

AND WE HAD OVER 34,508, UH, CONTENT ENGAGEMENTS LAST YEAR.

AND THEY DO AN ECONOMIC IMPACT CALCULATION FOR US BASED ON THE NUMBER OF VISITORS GUIDES THAT WERE SENT OUT.

WE HAD 352 VISITOR CARD REQUESTS GENERATED BY THE PROGRAM.

AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ESTIMATED IS OVER $16,000.

SO WE ARE DOING VERY WELL WITH THAT ONE.

MM-HMM .

IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO FULFILL ALL OF THE LEADS THAT WE GET AND DO POSTAL REQUESTS.

JULIANA HAS TO HELP ME WITH THAT.

, I SAW A BUNCH OF LETTERS ON YOUR DESK.

THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.

YES, YES.

WE ALSO RAN SOME CAMPAIGNS IN, UH, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER WITH CULTURE MAP.

THIS IS JUST A SCREENSHOT OF THAT CAMPAIGN REPORT.

WE HAD RUN OF SITE DISPLAY ADS.

UH, WE HAD OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND IMPRESSIONS.

AND LET'S SEE, THESE ARE THE ADS THAT WERE ACTUALLY RAN ON CULTURE MAP ON THE ACTUAL SITE.

SO THERE'S DISPLAY ADS AND THERE'S A REPORT ON THAT.

SO ION CLICKS, WE HAD A PROMOTED ARTICLE THAT TALKED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS GOING ON.

UH, SO PROMOTED CONTENT THERE AND THEY'RE VERY GOOD PROMO IMPRESSION NUMBERS.

THERE WAS DELIVERED ON THE HOMEPAGE AND ALL THROUGH THE SITE WE HAD 886 ARTICLE PREVIEWS.

AVERAGE READER TIME WAS TWO MINUTES AND 42 SECONDS.

IT ALSO WAS PROMOTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE METRICS THERE.

AND WE ALSO HAD A PROMO ALERT, WHICH IS AN EMAIL THAT GOES OUT TO THEIR ENTIRE DATABASE SENT.

AND IT WAS ABOUT, UH, TRAVEL OVER THE HOLIDAYS TO LEAGUE CITY AND IT ROUNDED UP ALL OF THE EVENTS AND REASONS WHY AND WHAT TO DO THERE.

SO IT WENT OUT ON NOVEMBER THE 18TH.

FIND ALL YOUR HOLIDAY CITIES IN LEAGUE CITY.

WE HAD OVER 30,025 EMAILS SENT.

OPEN RATE WAS VERY HIGH.

THAT'S REALLY GOOD.

ALMOST HALF OPEN RATE AND A CLICK THROUGH.

WE HAD 616 CLICKS FROM THAT THING, FROM THAT ACTUAL DISTRIBUTION, WHICH IS VERY HIGH CONSIDERING EMAILS.

THE CLICK THROUGH RATES ARE USUALLY PRETTY LOW ON THOSE.

IT WAS ALSO PROMOTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO THERE'S THAT REPORT.

UM, AS FAR AS THE HOTEL MARKET, THIS IS FOR, UH, THE LATEST REPORT I HAVE FROM STR IS THROUGH NOVEMBER.

AND I'M GIVING YOU A SCREENSHOT HERE OF THE DEMAND.

DEMAND IS HOW MANY ROOM NIGHTS WERE SOLD.

SO OUR A DR, OUR AVERAGE A DR FOR MONTHLY AVERAGES FROM, FOR LAST YEAR, JANUARY THROUGH NOVEMBER.

A DR IS $110 A NIGHT OCCUPANCY RATE 69.1%.

REVPAR IS $77.

SO A DEMAND 11,515.

AND OUR ROOM SUPPLY IS 16,670.

THAT USUALLY STAYS ABOUT THE SAME.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE SHORT TERM RENTALS.

BY THE WAY, THIS IS JUST OUR HOTELS.

WE HAVE FIVE PROPERTIES IN LEE CITY, SO YOU CAN SEE THE DEMAND THERE.

AND THAT'S ACT THAT'S, IT'S ALL UP FROM LAST YEAR, WHICH IS VERY GOOD.

MOVING ON TO FINANCIALS, THIS IS JUST OUR CURRENT REPORT THROUGH DECEMBER, WHICH IS, WE'RE JUST INTO OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR FOR 25.

UM, COLLECTIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ARE NOT IN YET, I DON'T THINK.

I THINK THAT THEY HAVE UNTIL THE 20TH OF THIS MONTH TO GET THOSE IN.

SO I'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU NEXT, YOU KNOW, AT THE NEXT MEETING ON THAT.

BUT EVERYTHING'S GOING FINE.

YOU KNOW, MANY OF YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN OUT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS WITH THIS, SO, UM, EVERYTHING'S GOING FINE.

, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T SPENT A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE TO SPEND IT, BUT THAT'S OUTTA CAMPAIGNS RUNNING AND THINGS.

BUT IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ON, WE'RE ON TARGET FOR EVERYTHING THIS YEAR.

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? I DON'T, AS ALWAYS, VERY THOROUGH.

MM-HMM.

AND INFORMATIVE ALWAYS.

THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

[IX. BAHBT announcement]

ALL RIGHT.

AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BALLET ANNOUNCEMENT.

SO JILL REASON CAME BY MY OFFICE TO DROP OFF HER FOLLOW-UP REPORT FOR SUGAR FORM FERRY WEEKEND, WHICH IS THE GRANT THAT WE AWARDED FOR LAST, LAST NOVEMBER, RIGHT? MM-HMM .

UM, AND SHE ALSO HAD TOLD ME THAT AT THEIR BEST OF BAY AREA, HOUSTON BALLET THEATER EVENT IN APRIL EVERY YEAR THEY RECOGNIZE AND GIVE AN AWARD TO A COMMUNITY.

UM, A GROUP OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS GIVE THEM I'LL SEND SUPPORT THIS YEAR WILL BE THE LEAGUE CITY CVB FOR ALL OF OUR SUPPORT.

SO I WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THE INVITE FOR YOU SOON.

UH, BUT SHE CAME BY AND TOLD ME THAT, AND I JUST WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW.

SO WE ARE GONNA BE GETTING SOME RECOGNITION.

THEY'RE THANKING THE CITY, BUT ALSO THE BOARD, WE'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE AWARDED THE GRANTS TO HELP SUPPORT THAT IN THE PAST.

SO FOR, THAT'S FOR SUGAR FOAM FERRY WEEKEND AND ALSO THEIR SEASONS.

SO THAT'S NICE.

THAT WAS JUST, I WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW.

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YEAH, THAT'S NICE.

TELL HER THANK YOU.

I WILL.

UM, IS THERE, I, IS THERE LIKE AN EVENT? WE SHOULD? THERE IS, YEAH.

SO THERE'S A PERFORMANCE, IT'S IN APRIL AND IT'S OUT THERE.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT THE DATE RANGE ON THERE.

UM, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE INVITATION YET IN THE ACTUAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

SHE JUST TOLD ME THAT THE BOARD HAD JUST DECIDED.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH Y'ALL.

AND, UH, IT WILL BE IN APRIL.

YOU'LL KEEP EITHER APRIL THE SIXTH OR THE EIGHTH.

SURE.

I THINK IT'S A SIX.

KEEP US POSTED.

IT'LL BE A FANCY THING.

AND SO JUST BE RECOGNIZED AND GET AN AWARD.

THAT'S NICE.

ANY BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS? UM, WELL JUST KIND OF A GENERAL FROM SOUTH SHORE HARBOR SIDE.

UM,

[X. Board member comments]

UM, YOU KNOW, END 25, 20 24 WAS A PRETTY GOOD YEAR FOR US.

UM, IF I HAD A QUICK SUMMARY, I'D SAY HEAVY ON EVENTS AND, AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE, UM, AND ALWAYS PUSHING TO GET THAT OCCUPANCY UP.

I, I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR STAR NUMBERS.

THAT'S, OR THE OVERALL STAR NUMBERS THAT WE FALL RIGHT IN LINE THERE.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, REALLY WANT TO PUSH INTO A LOT OF THAT AS WE STARTED IN THE LAST FOURTH QUARTER LAST YEAR.

UH, KIM KEANE, OUR DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING, UM, REALLY TRYING TO REINVEST IN IN, IN THAT MEDICAL AND, AND PETROCHEM SIDE.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, STARTED BACK UP OUR, UH, DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS, PASADENA CHAMBER, DEER PARK CHAMBER, UM, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD.

AND, AND WE REALLY FEEL LIKE, UM, THERE'S PLENTY OF THAT BUSINESS IN THERE TO GO AROUND AND THE MORE WE BRING IN AND SNOWBALLS FROM THERE.

SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO, UH, PUSH, PUSH SOME EFFORTS TOWARDS THAT WAY.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

UM, WE DO HAVE A NEW SALES MANAGER, UH, HER NAME IS KARA ROBERTS.

UM, SHE'LL BE STARTING, WELL ACTUALLY SHE STARTED IN OUR NEW ROLE THIS WEEK.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE'VE, WE'VE KIND OF HAD A REVAMP IN, IN THAT, IN OUR SALES AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT.

AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST REAL EXCITED MOVEMENT ON THAT.

HER NAME IS KARA.

SHE'LL BE OUT AND ABOUT.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE, THE BOARD BYLAWS AND ORDINANCES.

UM, ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEBODY LIKE MYSELF.

UH, KIND OF NEW, NOT NEW TO THE MEETING SIDE OF THINGS, BUT NEW TO THIS, I KIND OF ABSORB THESE THINGS AND IT TAKES ME A FEW ROUNDS, UH, TILL I GET REALLY COMFORTABLE.

BUT THIS EXPLAINS A LOT AND, AND, AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED, UH, ABOUT THE BALLPARK INFORMATION.

I KNOW YOU ASKED ABOUT THE HOTEL AND STUFF, BUT THE BALL, THIS IS GREAT STUFF BECAUSE, UM, AS I MENTIONED THE BALLPARK, I HAD A, I HAD A SON THAT WENT THROUGH THERE AND I SPENT A LOT OF TIME THERE AND I HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT THE NEW FACILITY LOOKS LIKE, BUT I KNOW, UH, WE'RE GETTING TRAFFIC FROM THAT.

AND UH, THAT IS, THAT IS GREAT TO, TO HEAR.

I THINK THAT EVENT IN MARCH, IT'S THEIR INTERNATIONAL WORLD SERIES.

I MET, UH, I DIDN'T, BUT KIM MET WITH ONE OF THEIR CONTACTS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A PRETTY BIG EVENT.

UH, I DON'T KNOW THAT HOUSTON'S HAD THAT PARTICULAR ONE HERE BEFORE.

UH, THE AREA.

UM, WE'LL HAVE OUR WINE DINNER AND SIP AND SALE DATES, UH, FOR 2025 COMING OUT, UH, HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.

WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST WINE DINNER FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.

I BELIEVE THAT IS ON FRIDAY THE 14TH.

VALENTINE'S ON 14TH.

IT IS.

I BELIEVE IT FALLS ON A FRIDAY.

IT DOES.

SO WE WILL HAVE THAT OUT AND THE MENU IS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL.

UH, AND UH, YOU KNOW, JUST IN GENERAL, OH, ONE LAST THING.

I MET WITH A, UH, OFFICER FOR LEAK CITY.

HIS NAME IS OFFICER.

OFFICER ZINSKY A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

HE'S DOING A, UH, KICKBALL, CHARITABLE KICKBALL GAME IN FEBRUARY.

UM, AND UH, HE WAS TELLING ME ALL ABOUT IT.

IT'S, UH, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT? HOSES AND BADGES OR GUNS? GUNS AND HOSES.

WHAT WAS THAT? GUNS AND HOSES.

THERE YOU GO.

GUNS AND HOSES.

I WAS WHAT? YEAH, GUNS AND HOSES.

GUNS AND HOSES.

UH, AND I MEANT TO BRING THE FLYER 'CAUSE HE, WE WERE TALKING AND UH, HE CAME IN AND SO I TOLD HIM I WOULD PUT THAT OUT HERE WHEN I CAME TO THE MEETING.

THIS A THIS MORNING.

SO, UH, I CAN FORWARD IT OUT TO YOU, STEPHANIE, BUT IT WAS MY FIRST TIME TO MEET HIM AND, AND, AND KIND OF, HERE'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.

I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THIS GUY.

REALLY NICE.

AND REALLY THE ALL I, I DEAL A LITTLE BIT WITH THE, WITH THE LAKE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, JUST HERE AND THERE.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF, UH, OF, UH, OF OFFICERS AND, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UM, AS I'VE SETTLED INTO MY ROLE, AND AGAIN, LAKE CITY, GALVESTON COUNTY, I'VE,

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I, I SPENT ON MOST OF MY CAREER IN HARRIS COUNTY.

SO GETTING REACQUAINTED WITH CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THIS, IT'S, IT'S REFRESHING.

WE HAVE A GREAT, UM, GREAT, UH, BASELINE OF, OF, OF CITY EMPLOYEES HERE.

SO I WOULD JUST THOUGHT I WOULD THROW THAT OUT THERE.

BUT WE'RE GONNA, UM, DONATE SOMETHING FOR THAT EVENT.

AND I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT AND I APOLOGIZE.

IT'S IN FEBRUARY.

I FORGOT THE EXACT DATE, BUT I HAVE A FLYER AND I'LL FORWARD IT TO YOU, STEPHANIE.

OKAY, COOL.

I THINK IT'S ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN OUR STAFF MEETING ON MONDAY.

GREAT.

AND HOW WE WERE LIKE, WHY DIDN'T THEY GO WITH THE WHOLE GUNS AND ROSES? LIKE LEAN INTO THAT ROSES.

GUNS VERSUS ROSES.

WE WERE COMPLAINING.

WHY DID THEY DO, WHY DIDN'T THEY DO THAT? WELL, WHAT'S INTERESTING IS IT'S CLOSE, BUT IT'S NOT, HE SAID THAT, UM, APPARENTLY HE'S ORGANIZED A FOOTBALL GAME, SOFTBALL GAME BEFORE.

AND HE SAID THAT HE PUT THE KICKBALL GAME TOGETHER AND HE SAID HE'S GOT DOUBLE THE UH, UH, RESPONSE THAT HE NORMALLY DOES.

SO ME DODGEBALL MIGHT BE FUN TOO.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.

SO IT MIGHT KILL EACH OTHER.

IT JUST MIGHT BE FUN TO WATCH WITH.

THAT'S JOSE.

UM, AT BUTLER'S COURTYARD WE HAVE OUR OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAY, HOPING AND PRAYING FOR THE WEATHER TO GIMME A FEW HOURS.

UM, WE NEED IT TO BE A BIG TURNOUT 'CAUSE IT'S REALLY A PRETTY BIG INDICATOR OF HOW OUR YEAR'S GONNA GO.

UM, AND WE'RE UNVEILING A NEW, UM, PHOTO INSTALL ART INSTALLATION.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD JUST, WE'RE STRUGGLING TO DESCRIBE IT, BUT, UM, AN IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCE, AN IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCE, LIKE THAT.

I LOVE IT.

UM, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO YOUR TRAIL OF WE ABSOLUTELY WILL.

PHOTO OPS, IT'S GONNA BE, UM, AN UMBRELLA ALLEY.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

UM, SO WE'LL BE UNBUILDING THAT HOPEFULLY AGAIN, IF THE WEATHER COOPERATES AND MY HUSBAND CAN GET THOSE UMBRELLAS UP.

UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, PRAYING OVER SOME CONSTRUCTION THAT WE WANNA DO THIS YEAR.

UM, BUT THE INDUSTRY SEEMS TO BE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A BETTER TIME IN 2025, JUST BASED ON WHAT I'M HEARING.

BUT STILL TOUGH OUT THERE.

OVERSATURATED MARKET, PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANNA PAY FOR THINGS.

SO THAT'S EVENTS, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, , UM, WILL YOUR UNVEILING FOR THE UMBRELLA ALLEY BE THIS SUNDAY? SUNDAY FOR UHHUH AT OPEN HOUSE, WHICH IS TWO TO FIVE.

UH, AND THEN NEXT WEEK AFTER OPEN HOUSE, WE WILL BE MARKETING OUR VALENTINE'S DAY ELOPEMENTS.

UM, SO THAT'S ALWAYS FUN IF THE CITY WANTS TO SHARE THAT AND GET SOME PEOPLE, WE DO $150 CEREMONIES, EFFICIENT CAKE PHOTOGRAPHY, 15 MINUTE TIME SLOT IN, MARRIED OUT.

UM, WE DON'T, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE COURTHOUSE.

YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

SO I LOVE THAT.

WE LOVE IT.

UM, AND WE OFTEN END UP DONATING A FEW OF THOSE TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ANCHOR POINT AND THE PREGNANCY CRISIS CENTER, UM, FOR THE COUPLES THAT YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WORKING WITH.

'CAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT.

UM, BUT IT'S REALLY JUST FOR FUN AND WE JUST GET A LOT OF PEOPLE IN, IN AND OUT AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

AND OUR, UH, THE MOST WE'VE EVER DONE IS 12, SO WE'D LIKE TO AT LEAST DO, I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO 14 ON THE 14TH, SO I'D LIKE TO TRY TO FIND 14.

AND WITH IT BEING A FRIDAY, WE MIGHT HAVE BETTER ODDS WHEN IT'S A WEEKDAY, YOU KNOW, THIS DEMOGRAPHIC CAN'T REALLY TAKE OFF WORK.

UM, TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, BUT I'M HOPING WITH IT BEING ON A FRIDAY THEY CAN.

SO, UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF THE MOST PRESSING THINGS OPEN A HOUSE AND VALENTINE'S DAY, HOW MANY ARE SIGNED UP? UH, I HAVE A WAITING LIST WITH ABOUT SIX PEOPLE BECAUSE PEOPLE REACH OUT TO US ALL YEAR ABOUT THIS AND THEN WE SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE ON OUR WAITING LIST.

AND WE KIND OF STACK THEM UP ON THE WAITING LIST.

AND THEN WE GET THROUGH OPEN HOUSE BECAUSE THAT'S, AND THEN WE'LL MARKET IT HEAVILY.

'CAUSE THE IDEA IS, YOU KNOW, ELOPEMENT NOT, I DON'T WANNA BE TALKING TO THESE BRIDES WHO ONLY PAY ME A HUNDRED DOLLARS LIKE EVERY DAY FOR SIX MONTHS.

, YOU KNOW, JUST TO BE FRANK, THEY, THEY TAKE, THEY HAVE THIS HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF MY 20,000 RIDE.

SO WE GIVE THEM A MONTH OF OUR FOCUS AND THEN, UH, GET THEM IN AND OUT.

BUT IT'S FUN.

IT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, A WHIRLWIND.

SOMETIMES WE GET PRESS COVERAGE, WHICH IS ALWAYS FUN.

MM-HMM .

UM, SO YEAH, IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I GOT NOTHING, NOTHING, UH, JUST WORKING ON GETTING A REALLY GOOD 2025, LIKE YOU SAID.

YOU KNOW, OUR SHORT TERM RENTALS HAVE BEEN DOWN JUST, UH, BUT I THINK THEY ALREADY SEEN A HUGE INCREASE IN OUR PARKING.

SO, AND YOU HAVE PROPERTIES HERE IN LAKE CITY? WE DON'T.

WE HAVE CLEAR LAKE SHORES.

BUT NOT HERE, NOT IN LAKE CITY.

NOW THE GOTCHA.

ALMOST PICKED UP.

WE HAD A COUPLE INQUIRIES AND WE RAN SOME NUMBERS, BUT WE DIDN'T GET THEM.

WE ALREADY KIND OF TOUCHED ON THAT.

HOPEFULLY IN 2025.

WE'LL, GOTCHA.

WELL I WAS GONNA BRING UP THE, UH, SOCCER GAME, BUT

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UM, ANOTHER THING IS, ONE OF THE THINGS I WORK ON AND ALL MY FREE TIME IS I'M PART OF THE , WE'RE A GALVESTON MARDI GRAS CREW.

OH.

UH, TIED INTO THE MARITIME INDUSTRY.

THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR BEING A 5 0 1 C3.

SO THE ORGANIZATION'S BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR 39 YEARS, BUT THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR TO GO INTO THE 5 0 1 C3 SIDE OF THINGS.

AND THIS IS THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PORT OF GALVESTON.

OH.

SO IT'S A VERY EXCITING TIME.

AGENDA ITEMS? SO OUR NEXT MEETING IS FEBRUARY THE 19TH.

BICENTENNIAL, LOTS OF ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE GOING ON.

UM, SO IT'S, IT'S KIND OF A NEAT TIE IN.

SO WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING A SECOND LINE PARADE FROM ON THE STRAND DOWN TO THE, THE NAVAL MARKER RIGHT NEXT TO KD SEAFOOD.

MM-HMM .

ON FEBRUARY 1ST WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A PRESS CONFERENCE AND LAYING A REEF AND A MARDI GRAS REEF, OF COURSE AND THEN CARRYING ON WITH A SECOND LINE PROCESSION ONTO FISHERMEN'S WHARF.

BUT ANYWAY, LOTS OF EXCITING QUEENS GOING ON IN GALVESTON THIS YEAR FOR THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY.

SO I JUST KIND OF, IT'S OUR NEIGHBOR AND IT WOULDN'T BE HERE, WE WOULDN'T, WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE PORT OF GALVESTON.

SO JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.

WHAT IS YOUR, YOUR CREW NAME AGAIN? CREW OF AZAR.

IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN ANYTHING ON THE BALL OR ANY OF OUR EVENTS, WE HAVE GUEST FLOAT SPOTS, ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF.

BUT YEAH, THAT'S MY OTHER FUN SIDE GIG BESIDES PLAYING WITH PRIVATE JETS, SO .

VERY COOL.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, I GUESS, UH, AS FOR ME, I'LL JUST, UH, EXPAND ON MY INTRODUCTIONS SINCE I'M NEW.

BUT, UH, I AM ACTUALLY AS CLOSE TO NATIVE AS YOU CAN GET AROUND HERE.

I GREW UP HERE.

I CAME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL TO LAKE CITY.

SO, UM, I'VE BEEN IN THE ARCHITECTURE BUSINESS NOW FOR 21 YEARS.

UM, WORKED FOR GENSLER HOUSTON, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE FIRM, BUT FOCUSED MOSTLY ON HOSPITALITY.

SO I'VE DONE HOTELS IN THE PAST.

UM, SENIOR LIVING, RESIDENTIAL, UM, RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY WORKING ON SOME ADAPTIVE REUSE AND RETAIL, UH, WORK.

UH, SPECIFICALLY SOME RELATED CLOSELY TO THE, UH, WORLD CUP RIGHT NOW UP IN HOUSTON.

UM, AND I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ACTIVE ON BOARDS HERE IN THE, IN THE CITY FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS.

SO, UM, I KIND OF DO IT MOSTLY 'CAUSE I GREW UP HERE AND I KIND OF CARE SO , BUT, UH, JUST THOUGHT I'D PUT THAT OUT THERE, SO THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

OKAY, I THINK THAT'S EVERYONE.

ANY FUTURE

[XI. Discuss requests for future agenda items, next meeting: February 19, 2025]

I DO HAVE A FOLLOW UP REPORT FROM JILL.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WANT TO HEAR A IN-PERSON FOLLOW UP REPORT FOR THAT SAID, WE DID JUST HEAR FROM HER RECENTLY.

UM, WE, BECAUSE SHE'LL BE BACK AGAIN VERY SOON AFTER THAT.

SO WE MAY WANNA JUST PUSH THAT AND I CAN JUST GIVE YOU THE FOLLOW UP REPORT, UH, PAPERWORK BECAUSE SHE'LL BE BACK IN PROBABLY TWO MONTHS TO DO NEXT SEASON.

I DON'T, IT'S NECESSARY FOR HER TO ASK IN PERSON AGAIN.

YOU CAN JUST READ IT.

UM, AND THEN ALSO WE'LL BE AT PROB WE'LL BE GOING TO THEIR EVENT IN APRIL AS WELL.

SO THERE'S THAT.

UH, BUT I THINK WE MAY HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE LEAGUE CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY COMING UP.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH, BUT, UM, THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS I AM AWARE OF.

I DID GIVE YOU A COPY OF THE HOT GRANT APPLICATION AND IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE IF YOU JUST DO A GOOGLE SEARCH LEAGUE CITY HOT TAX GRANT.

BUT YOU'LL FIND IT.

SO IT SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.

GRANTS ARE UP TO $10,000 FOR THE QUALIFIED PROGRAMS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A, A QUALIFIED EVENT, LET'S, LET'S HEAR IT.

LET'S GET THAT GOING.

SO WE HAVE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO AWARD THIS YEAR, SO WE WANNA HELP GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

NOT TOO MUCH ALL THE WAY , BUT YOU KNOW, WOULD IT MAKE SENSE? ABSOLUTELY.

WE NEED TO USE IT.