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[I. Call to order]
UH, CALL, CALL TO ORDER AT WHATEVER TIME IT IS.UH, APRIL 16TH, 2025 AT 10 0 2.
SO WE CAN JUST GO AROUND THE TABLE.
YOU START WITH JOSE MIRANDA, SOUTH SHORE HARBOR RESORT, JUDITH BURLESON, RETIRED CORPORATE MARKETING.
SARAH OSBORN, CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, ZANDRA JONES.
STEPHANIE POPE LEAGUE CITY CVB.
UM, ANYBODY, ANY CITIZENS REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? NO.
[IV. Approval of Minutes – March 2025]
OF MINUTES FROM MARCH, 2025.SO, UH, YOU COULD JUST ASK IF ALL IN FAVOR.
AND THEN ANY OPPOSED? AND THEN IF NONE ARE OPPOSED, THEN MINUTES.
[V. Discuss and vote on HOT Grant request from League City Historical Society]
GONNA DISCUSS AND VOTE ON THE HOT GRANT REQUEST FROM LAKE CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.SO LAST MONTH WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM THE LAKE CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
MIKE, UH, MIKE AND MIRANDA CAME AND PRESENTED TO OUR GROUP.
I KNOW THREE OF YOU GUYS WERE NOT HERE.
SO THE APPLICATION, I WAS EMAILED TO EVERYBODY.
I ALSO HAVE IT UP ON THE, THE BOARD.
THEY ARE REQUESTING A HOT GRANT FOR KEEPING THE MUSEUM, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE.
THAT BASICALLY OPENS THE MUSEUM.
SO IT ENABLES TOURISTS TO VISIT THE MUSEUM DURING OPENING HOURS FOUR TIMES A DAY, THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, DURING AND DURING SPECIAL EVENTS.
SHARE THE HISTORY OF LEAGUE CITY AND PROMOTE LOCAL TOURISM.
UH, PART OF THIS INVOLVES A TICKETING SYSTEM WHERE THEY'RE GIVING, THEY PRINTED REALLY NICE SOUVENIR STYLE TICKETS AND SHARED THEM WITH HOTELS.
UM, SO THEY GIVE A STOCK TO ALL THE DIFFERENT HOTELS THEY'VE BEEN DELIVERING THEM.
AND, UM, WITH A LETTER ACTUALLY WENT WITH HIM TO, TO HAND THEM OUT.
AND WE'VE HAD SOME REFILL REQUESTS ALREADY FOR, UH, FAIRFIELD.
I DON'T KNOW HOW SOUTH SHORE IS DOING ON THEIRS, BUT THEY GIVE A NICE LETTER.
HAVE, HAVE Y'ALL BEEN GIVEN 'EM OUT OR Y'ALL NEED MORE? WE HAVE, BUT ESPECIALLY NOW THAT HITTING THE SECOND QUARTER, UH, IS WHEN WE WILL REALLY STARTING WITH SPRING BREAK, BUT, UH, REALLY GOING INTO THE SECOND QUARTER.
WE'LL, WE WILL DEFINITELY, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL GET MOST OF OUR LEISURE TRAVEL IN THE NEXT THREE, FOUR MONTHS.
SO, AND THEY'RE REALLY NICE COUPONS, BY THE WAY.
UH, WE'RE ADDING THEM AT THE VISITOR CENTER AS WELL.
SO, UH, THE REQUEST AMOUNT WAS FOR $9,984.
UM, AND THEIR APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED.
THE ONLY REASON WHY WE DIDN'T VOTE LAST MONTH WAS BECAUSE WE WERE MISSING ONE PIECE OF, UH, THE APPLICATION.
AND THAT WAS THEIR APPROVED BUDGET.
THEY HAD TO WAIT FOR THEIR BOARD TO FINALIZE AN APPROVED VOTE ON THEIR BUDGET.
AND THAT'S WHAT WAS SENT TO Y'ALL AS SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS, UH, THE OTHER DAY, WHENEVER I RECEIVED THEM.
SO THERE, DO YOU WANNA DISCUSS IT OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR WE HAVE, UH, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN OUR GRANT PROGRAM TO ALLOCATE.
WE'VE ALLOCATED JUST UNDER $25,000, AND THAT GOES UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST.
SO THERE IS STILL MONEY IN OUR BUDGET IF, IF THE BOARD CHOOSES TO DO THIS AND THEY'RE REQUESTING A UNDER A LITTLE UNDER 10,000.
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH, WORTH PROOFING.
I THINK IF I CAN JUST OFFER MY OPINION, UM, IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO OFFER TOURIST AS AN ACTIVITY.
UM, AND THEY'VE ALSO BEEN REALLY GOOD TO WORK WITH AS FAR AS TOUR PLANNING AND JUST HAVING THAT ASSET ON OUR BOOKS AS AN INVENTORY.
LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING TO DO IN LAKE CITY THESE DAYS.
SO IT IS, IT IS VERY NICE TO HAVE IT OPEN.
OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AND SCHEDULED AHEAD OF TIME.
I WOULD LOVE IT TO BE OPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT RIGHT NOW THE STAFFING PROGRAM IS JUST FOR, UH, THREE DAYS A WEEK AND THEN ALSO ON SPECIAL EVENTS.
SO DID JODY HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT THE, THE, UH, THE BUDGET? BUDGET OR NO, IT WAS JUST MISSING.
IT WAS JUST MISSING BECAUSE THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAD TO HAVE A MEETING AND VOTE AND APPROVE IT.
AND SO HE HAD TO SEND IT AFTER THE FACT.
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SO, OKAY.AND IF I CAN ADD, POLICE AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS BEEN GONE SAYING PLANNING WHITE KNIGHT, UM, THEY'RE SUPER ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN HELPING WITH THAT EVENT BECAUSE THE MUSEUM IS OPEN THE ENTIRE TIME DURING THE EVENT, AND THEY GET ACTUALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH AT THAT TIME.
UM, AND THEN ALSO THE MUSIC AND THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, THE CITY HISTORIC SOCIETY HAS BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL, UM, HOSTING THAT LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
AND SO WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING OUT FOR THAT.
SO THEY'RE JUST A GOOD, THEY'VE BEEN A REALLY GOOD PARTNER FOR THE CITY.
IF I COULD ADD THAT, SO, OKAY.
ALL IN FAVOR TO APPROVE, I MEAN, WE NEED A MOTION, RIGHT? I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE, UH, HOT GRANT.
ANYTHING I NEED TO DO THERE? UH, USUALLY JUST FOR A CLEAR RECORD, IT'S GOOD TO INDICATE OF ANY OPPOSED THAT WAY WE HAVE ANY OPPOSED? NO OPPOSED.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US THROUGH THIS
I KNOW SHE HAD NO HEADS UP WITH IT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE.
[VI. Update on Communications & Community Engagement – Sarah Osborne]
SARAH, SO I'LL BE QUICK.YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, AND I GAVE YOU A FLYER.
WE HAVE OUR OFFICIAL CELEBRATION AT LEE PARK COMING UP, NOT THIS WEEKEND, BUT NEXT WEEKEND, APRIL 26TH FROM SIX TO 10:00 PM UM, THIS IS CELEBRATING US BECOMING AN OFFICIAL MUSIC FRIENDLY CERTIFIED COMMUNITY.
UM, SO THE TEXAS MUSIC OFFICE, WHICH IS A BRANCH OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IS COMING IN THANK YOU, IS COMING IN TO, UH, OFFICIALLY GIVE US OUR CERTIFICATION.
WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING THE FACT THAT IT IS THE THIRD YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF MUSIC IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
AND THE FACT THAT LEE PARK HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A LEGACY PARK, UH, BY THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR ITS CULTURAL HISTORY AND ENRICHMENT TO THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY.
SO, BIG CELEBRATION, SIX TO 10, PROBABLY GONNA HAVE OVER TWO DOZEN PERFORMERS.
GALVESTON BAY BREWING WILL BE THERE.
UM, FOOD TRUCKS WILL BE THERE.
SALT CREEK IS THERE SELLING FOOD AND WINE AND ALL OF THAT TOO.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY FUN EVENT.
UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF LOCAL DIGNITARIES COMING IN, LIKE MAY MIDDLETON AND DR.
BONIN, UM, TERRY, LEO JONES, JUST BECAUSE, UM, THEY WANT TO BE IN ON, THEY'VE GIVEN US A PROCLAMATION FROM THE STATE.
I THINK THEY'RE GIVING US A FLAG.
I THEY LOVE GIVING OUT FLAGS THAT FLY OVER THE CAPITOL.
SO I THINK THEY'RE GIVING US THAT TOO,
UH, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
YOU HAVE A FLYER, SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT.
UM, THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR WHITE LINE AND KNIGHT IS GOING VERY, VERY WELL.
WE'RE UP TO ABOUT A HUNDRED APPLICATIONS.
UH, THE APPLICATION DOESN'T END UNTIL, UH, MAY 4TH, SO PEOPLE STILL HAVE TIME.
WE KNOW THAT OUR ARTISTS LIKE TO WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE, SO WE'LL SEND A REMINDER OUT USUALLY ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE FOR THEM TO GET IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.
IT IS A JURIED ART SHOW, SO WE DO HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT LOOKS AT THE ART PIECES JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AN APPROPRIATE BOOTH.
UM, AND THEY'RE NOT SELLING LIKE, PRE-MADE EARRINGS THEY BOUGHT FROM HOBBY LOBBY OR, YOU KNOW, STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, SO THAT'S GOING VERY, VERY WELL.
UM, I ALSO LEFT A FLYER ABOUT OUR, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT SERIES.
WE'RE STARTING A NEW SERIES OF PROGRAMS CALLED LEX'S.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT QUARTERLY AND IT'S FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT, UH, VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TOPICS.
BUT THIS TOP, THE TOPICS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ON MAY 14TH IS PERMITTING AND CODE COMPLIANCE.
A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T REALIZE, UH, WHAT IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR HOA USUALLY LETS, YOU KNOW, IF YOUR GRASS IS TOO HIGH OR WHATEVER.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF CITY ORDINANCES WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, YOU KNOW, GRASS OVERGROWN JUNK VEHICLES IN THE DRIVEWAY, JUNK BOATS IN THE DRIVEWAY, JUNK BOATS IN THE DRIVEWAY, THAT KIND OF THING.
SO WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS YOU NEED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH CODE COMPLIANCE AND HOW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT.
MAYBE YOUR NEIGHBOR HAS SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S OUT OF PLACE.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GONNA TALK ABOUT PERMITTING.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE PUTTING IN ADDITIONS TO THEIR HOME, LIKE PATIOS, PATIO COVERS, CONCRETE SLABS, WHICH ARE, WHICH ALL REQUIRE A PERMIT AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING IT.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO UPDATE OUR PUBLIC AND OUR, UM, HOAS THAT THIS IS ALL REQUIRED.
SO I JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE AS WE'RE, AS A NEW SERIES THAT WE'RE GONNA START.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE DRIVEN MY FIVE 18 IN THE FEEDER ROAD TO SEE THE MURAL IS IN PROGRESS.
SO, UM, ED LOOKS, HE, HE IS SO FAST.
HE'S LIKE, OH, IT'S GONNA TAKE ME ANOTHER MONTH.
AND I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GONNA BE DONE IN A WEEK.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT THAT'S, UH, HAPPENING.
HE HAS TO PUT, OF COURSE, A UV CODE ON IT AND AN ANTI GRAFFITI
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CODE AND ALL OF THAT.SO THAT'LL TAKE, YOU KNOW, SOME TIME.
UM, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT THAT IS FINALLY UP.
UM, AND A COUPLE OTHER ART, THE ARTIS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM IS GOING EXTREMELY WELL.
ALL THREE ARTISTS THAT WE HAVE SELECTED HAVE PASSED THEIR BACKGROUND CHECKS.
UM, THEY HAVE ALL SIGNED THEIR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS.
UM, AND WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING 'EM INTO THE SPACE IN MID-MAY.
THERE'S A COUPLE LITTLE, WE, WE FOUND SOME LEAKS IN THE ROOF, SO WE'RE REPAIRING THOSE 'CAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THE BUILDING'S TOTALLY GREAT FOR THEM.
SO WE'LL BE MOVING THEM IN IN MID-MAY.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE STARTING SOME OPEN HOUSE EVENTS ONCE THEY KIND OF GET SETTLED.
SO PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT THE ARTISAN RESIDENCE STUDIO SPACE, MEET THE ARTISTS, TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'RE PRODUCING, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE OFFERING, UH, CLASSES.
PART OF THEIR REQUIREMENT IS THEY HAVE TO DO THREE CLASSES OVER THE NINE MONTHS.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH PARKS AND LIBRARY, AND SO WE'RE GONNA BE OFFERING CLASSES FOR SENIORS, CLASSES FOR SUMMER CAMP CLASSES FOR ADAPTIVE PROGRAMMING, UM, THE ADAPTIVE PROGRAMMING, UM, STUDENTS, AND THEN ALSO SOME PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO OFFER THESE FREE ART PROGRAMS FOR A LOT OF OUR DIFFERENT, UM, DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR CITY.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S GOING REAL WELL.
UM, AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED, WE HAVE A PIECE OF SCULPTURE THAT'S IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE PAINTING A BASE UNDERNEATH IT AND RAISING IT UP IN THE AIR.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE ACTUALLY, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF A UNIQUE PIECE THAT THAT'S, YOU HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT IT, BUT THERE'S TURTLES AND DRAGONFLIES AND, UM, ALMOST LIKE, LIKE CATTAILS AND ALL OF THAT.
SO IT KIND OF CELEBRATES LEAGUE CITIES, UM, NATURE THAT YOU WOULD SEE OUT AND ABOUT, LIKE MAYBE AT HERITAGE PARK.
AND THEN WE'RE PAINTING A MURAL UNDERNEATH THE SLAB THAT HAS TURTLES AND LILY PADS AND FLOWERS, AND A, AND COI.
SO IT'LL ALMOST LOOK LIKE A COY POND UNDERNEATH THE SCULPTURE.
IS IT WOOD OR, OR METAL? IT'S METAL.
IF YOU WANNA CHECK IT OUT, IT'S RIGHT OVER AT CITY HALL.
PARKING IS A PAIN RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, YEAH, IT'S HARD TO SEE.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE PAINTING ALL THE RAILINGS OF CREAM COLOR TO MATCH THE BUILDING.
SO IT POPS OUT AND THEN WE'RE RAISING IT THREE FEET, SO IT REALLY STANDS UP, AND THEN WE'RE PUTTING THE MURAL UNDERNEATH IT, AND IT'LL HAVE A LITTLE THING ABOUT THE ARTIST AND THE NAME OF THE PIECE.
AND THEN THE MOST LAST THING I'LL MENTION IS THAT'S ONE OF, WE'RE GETTING ANOTHER SCULPTURE PIECE OVER AT HERITAGE PARK.
THEY'RE INSTALLING THE CONCRETE BASE THIS WEEK, AND THE SCULPTURE WILL PROBABLY GO IN AND THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, IT'S PRETTY BIG.
IT'S, IT'S LITERALLY LIKE SIX FEET BY WIDE, BY FIVE FEET TALL.
AND WE THOUGHT BLUE HERITAGE PARK WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO PUT IT SINCE IT'S SUCH A GREAT WAITING BIRD, UH, COMMUNITY AND A GREAT PLACE TO GO WATCH, UH, WAITING BIRDS AND TWO DU BIRD WATCHING.
SO WE HAVE SOME ART THINGS POPPING UP THAT YOU GUYS WILL THAT'S COOL.
WANNA ADD ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU KNOW, AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO, AND THEN I LIED ONE LAST THING.
APRIL 22ND, NEXT TUESDAY, WE'RE GIVING OUT OVER 150 FREE TREES AS PART OF ARBOR DAY.
UM, WE JUST GOT THE TREES DELIVERED AND THEY'RE HUGE.
YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO BRING LIKE A PICKUP TRUCK OR A BIG SUV TO SHOVE IT IN.
SO, UM, WE'LL BE DOING A VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW BIG THEY ARE, BUT IT'S, UH, EIGHT O'CLOCK IN FRONT OF 600 WEST WALKER.
BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE REALLY BIG TREES.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE LOST TREES 'CAUSE OF THE WINTER, WINTER, UH, WEATHER, THE FREEZE THAT WE HAD.
SO, UM, THEY'LL, THEY'LL BE GONE QUICK.
WE GIVE LITTLE TICKETS OUT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARRIVE.
SOME PEOPLE WILL ARRIVE AS EARLY AS SEVEN.
UM, AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE GONE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GONE.
SO USUALLY WE HAND OUT ALL THE TICKETS BEFOREHAND AND THEN IF PEOPLE KNOW LIKE, OH, I MISSED OUT.
AND THAT WAY THEY'RE NOT SITTING AROUND FOR, FOR TWO HOURS, AND THAT'S YEARLY.
WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH TREES FOR HOUSTON THAT BRINGS US TREES.
AND THEN, UH, WE'VE GOT A GRANT FROM THE KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL ORGANIZATION, AND THEY GAVE US A CHECK FOR $2,500 TO PURCHASE TREES.
SO WE USUALLY TRY TO DO A TREE GIVEAWAY AROUND THE SPRING, AND THEN WE DO ANOTHER ONE AT ECO FEST IN THE FALL.
SO WE REALLY TRY TO GIVE AWAY QUITE A BIT OF TREES, UM, AS PART OF OUR CONSERVATION AND, UM, NATURAL, UH, NATURALIST MOVEMENT THAT WE DO AS A CITY, WHICH IS ALSO UNDER THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.
DON'T ASK ME HOW I INHERITED ART OR ALL THE ANTI ANTI-LITTER BEAUTIFICATION INITIATIVES FOR THE CITY
BUT, UM, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON NO, NO, NO, NO MORE VOTING.
[VII. CVB Manager tourism report – Stephanie Polk]
REPORT.BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENT WE HAVE IS THAT THE WEBSITE VISIT LEAGUE CITY.COM IS NOW LIVE.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR MANY, MANY MONTHS ON GETTING THIS NEW WEBSITE TOGETHER.
AND WE JUST SENT OUT A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, EMAIL BLAST, UH, INTRODUCING OUR NEW
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WEBSITE.SO I DID ADD SOME SCREENSHOTS THERE.
WE USED ANALYTICS TO BUILD THE SITE.
WE LOOKED AT OUR TOP PERFORMING CONTENT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND WE REALLY STRUCTURED THE NAVIGATION AND STREAMLINED OUR CONTENT AND MADE IT, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE A REALLY NICE, CLEAN, FAST LOADING, MOBILE FRIENDLY, UH, WEBSITE TO INSPIRE, TRAVEL TO LAKE CITY, AND THEN SHOWCASE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE.
SO WE HAVE PLAN A TRIP, TRIP ID, AND ITINERARIES, AND WE HAVE OUTDOOR ADVENTURES.
THAT SCREENSHOT, I GOT A LITTLE POINTER, RIGHT, BUT DO I HAVE ONE? MAYBE NOT.
UH, WAIT, IS THAT IT? YEAH, BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON A SCREEN, DOES IT? NO, IT DOES NOT.
UH, SUGGESTED ITINERARIES, FAMILY, RELAX AND REJUVENATE, HISTORY AND CULTURE, WATERFRONT, FUN, COASTAL BIRDING, AND WE HAVE A WHOLE PLACE TO STAY.
UH, THANK YOU SOUTHSHORE FOR THE NEW PHOTOS THAT YOU SHARED WITH ME.
UH, EAT AND DRINK IS THE, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PAGES.
WE HAVE UPCOMING EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS.
AND THEN WE ALSO DID A, LIKE, SEASONAL TRAVEL GUIDE TYPE THING.
SO WE HAVE SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, AND WHEN YOU MOUSE OVER THOSE OR CLICK OVER THOSE, THEY ACTUALLY ARE FULL COLOR.
THEY JUST KIND OF LIKE HAVE A GRADIENT OVERLAY ON IT, UH, RIGHT NOW.
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, THAT IS OUR NEW WEBSITE.
IT IS, IT HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE AND WE ARE STILL WORKING ON IT.
THERE'S A LIST OF OF PAGES THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE, INCLUDING WHITE LINEN KNIGHTS AND MUSIC AND HISTORIC AND WHAT ELSE? CRUISING THE CRUISING PAGE.
DOG FRIENDLY TRAVEL TOURNAMENTS.
ALL WE USED TO HAVE MORE CONTENT TO BUILD OUT, BUT IT IS LIVE, SO IT IS GOING, IT IS, IT IS ALIVE
SO THAT IS LIKE A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
ANOTHER COOL THING IS THAT WE HAVE THE VISIT WIDGET TRAVEL APP, AND WE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH THEM TO EMBED MAPS INTO OUR SITE.
SO WE HAVE THE APP AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD LEAGUE CITY, UH, TRAVEL APP ON YOUR PHONE.
BUT, UH, IN OUR SITE WE HAVE, LIKE, OVER THERE ON THE RIGHT IT SAYS DISCOVER THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
THAT'S ACTUALLY TIED INTO OUR VISIT WIDGET APP.
IT HAS ALL OF OUR POINTS OF INTEREST ON THERE, AND IT'S INTERACTIVE AND IT HAS PIECES OF HISTORY AND ALL THOSE THINGS THERE TOO.
CURRENT PROJECTS RIGHT NOW, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT BEING MUSIC FRIENDLY.
WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON ANOTHER CERTIFICATION THAT I KIND OF STARTED LAST FALL, BUT THEN I WAS OUT BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE MOTORCYCLE WRECK AND EVERYTHING.
BUT, UH, WE ARE DOING A TOURISM FRIENDLY TEXAS CERTIFICATION AS WELL.
UH, I'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED OUR FIRST PIECES OF PAPERWORK.
UH, ONE OF 'EM WAS A SELF SELF ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE, AND IT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED.
SO THE NEXT STEP NOW IS FOR ME TO GET THREE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHY I'M BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION.
I NEED THREE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, UH, WRITTEN BY STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT CAN SPEAK TO, UM, LEAD CITY'S COMMITMENT TO HOSPITALITY, TOURISM, GROWTH, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON THAT.
SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL.
SO I COULD HOPEFULLY GET MAYBE A LETTER OR TWO FROM THIS GROUP.
I, I THINK I NEED TO HAVE ONE FROM THE MAYOR AS WELL.
SO I THINK THAT MIGHT BE NUMBER THREE.
WE WILL WRITE IT AND THEN YES.
AND HE'LL SIGN IT AND HE'LL SAY, YES,
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, THE, THE PROGRAM IS, IT'S A NEW DESIGNATION.
MANY CITIES IN TEXAS HAVE ALREADY DONE IT.
LEAGUE CITY'S GONNA BE ON THIS LIST TOO.
UH, SO WE ARE, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
AND IT'S, ONCE WE GET OUR OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT, WE WILL DO A BIG RELEASE AND IT'LL BE A GOOD, A GOOD THING TO BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRAM GOALS THERE, STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING COMMUNITY PARTNERS, UH, EDUCATE LOCAL LEADERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM AS A TOOL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION.
IT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN STATE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, UH, THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND ALSO THE STATE TRAVEL AGENCY.
AND IT BRINGS, UH, TOGETHER, UH, CITIES AND RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED TOURISM RESOURCES.
ALL OF US WORK TOGETHER AND WE'RE INCLUDED IN THIS BIG LIST.
SO IT'S JUST A GOOD THING ALL THE WAY AROUND.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE ADVERTISING PROMOTIONS.
SO OUR SPRING CAMPAIGN IS RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
I'VE BEEN VERY BUSY AND HEAVY ON PRODUCTION FOR SUMMER.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, ALL OF OUR CREATIVE ASSETS DESIGNED AND SUBMITTED FOR OUR UPCOMING PLACEMENTS WITH CULTURE MAP HOUSTON AND TEXAS MONTHLY.
WE HAVE PLACEMENTS IN APRIL, AND THAT'S A SPRINGSHOT OF THE ONE FOR THE CONCERT FOR CULTURE MAP.
IT WAS AN E UH, I THINK IT'S PROMOTED ARTICLE.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN E-BLAST TOO.
UM, WE'RE ALSO PLANNING SOME PHOTO SHOOTS FOR, UH, WATERFRONT AND DINING HOTSPOTS.
WE JUST NEED TO BUILD OUR LIBRARY OF GORGEOUS HERO IMAGE AND PHOTOGRAPHY SO THAT I CAN USE THEM IN CAMPAIGNS.
SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, ASHLEY V AND DAVID IN OUR OFFICE TO SCHEDULE, AND WE DID LIKE A TALENT SHOUT OUT TO PEOPLE SO THAT WE CAN STAGE THESE.
AND I JUST HAVE A LONG LIST OF ALL THE PLACES WE NEED TO STAGE PICTURES.
I WISH WE WOULD'VE STARTED IT LAST MAY BECAUSE I NEED THEM NOW.
BUT ANYWAY, WE ALSO FINISHED FILMING OUR TOURING LEAGUE CITY VIDEO AND, AND DAVID'S WORKING ON EDITING THAT, AND THAT'LL COME OUT PROBABLY IN MAY AS WELL.
MAY IS NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK IN TEXAS.
AND SO WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF BUILDUP RIGHT AROUND THAT TO TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM, AND THEN RELEASING ALL THE THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER.
LIKE MAY IS OUR BIG, LIKE MONTH FOUR, SHOWCASING AND RELEASING INFORMATION.
SO I'M KIND OF GEARING UP FOR THAT.
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UH, WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A SOCIAL MEDIA INITIATIVE THEN AND NOW LEAGUE CITY HISTORY CAMPAIGN, WHERE WE'VE, WE'VE COLLECTED, UH, PULLED ALL THESE PICTURES THAT ARE HISTORIC COOL LEAGUE CITY SHOTS.AND WE'RE GONNA GO AND STAND ON THE SPOT AND HOLD THE OLD PICTURE UP IN FRONT OF THE, WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW AND, AND GIVE SOME HISTORY.
AND WE'RE GONNA RELEASE A THROWBACK, EITHER THROWBACK THURSDAY OR SOMETHING TUESDAY.
I'M NOT SURE HOW WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
SOCIAL MEDIA ONCE A WEEK FOR STARTING IN MAY AS WELL.
WE'VE KIND OF MADE A TIMELINE AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE HOW TO BUILD THAT WEBSITE CONTENT WITH IT AND ALL THAT STUFF TOO.
SO ANYWAY, THAT IS, THAT IS IN THE WORKS AS WELL.
SO THOSE ARE ALL THE PICTURES THAT WE'VE PRINTED OUT AND COLLECTED.
AND WE'RE GONNA, WE'LL BE STARTING, I THINK WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN SOME OF THESE PICTURES.
HAVE YOU BEEN PART OF IT? HAVE YOU PULLED THE PICTURES UP? OKAY.
ANYWAY, WE'RE DOING THAT AS WELL.
I, I WAS GONNA SAY, THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DID A SURVEY A FEW YEARS AGO MM-HMM
AND I'M SURE THEY'VE GOT A TROVE OF PICTURES OF SPECIFIC BUILDINGS AND THINGS.
SO YEAH, THAT, I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE PULLED A LOT OF THEM.
THERE'S A REALLY GOOD ARCHIVE.
BUT YES, IF YOU KNOW OF ANY COOL SHOTS THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO, FOR SURE, SEND 'EM MY WAY, BECAUSE WE'D LOVE TO INCLUDE THAT.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD JUST KEEP ON GOING BECAUSE THERE'S TONS OF PICTURES AND WE CAN JUST KEEP THIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF WE WANT TO.
YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UH, COMMUNITY AND PARTNER MEETINGS.
I'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY GOING TO MEETINGS THE LAST FEW DAYS.
UH, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IS BAYER AND HOUSTON ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP HAS ESTABLISHED A NEW TOURISM COMMITTEE.
UM, AND WE HAD LIKE A, A, A INFORMAL MEETING TO TALK ABOUT IS THERE A DEMAND FOR THAT? AND, AND THERE WAS, UH, IT WAS A HUGE GROUP.
WE HAD OUR FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING, UM, FRIDAY BEFORE LAST, I BELIEVE.
UH, AND THERE WAS PROBABLY 75 PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM, MADE UP THE ENTIRE BAY AREA.
SO WE HAD LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM, UH, SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, KEA BOARDWALK.
YOU GUYS WERE THERE, RIGHT? EVERYBODY WAS THERE.
IT HA IT WAS, WAS IT 70 PEOPLE? I MEAN, I DIDN'T COUNT, BUT IT WAS JUST, THAT ROOM WAS PACKED AND IT WAS AMAZING.
I WENT TO THE INITIAL, UH, YOU DID COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THEN KIM KEEN, OUR DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING, SHE WENT TO THE SECOND ONE.
BUT SHE TOLD ME YES, A LOT OF REPRESENTATION THERE.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW, WHO'S GONNA CHAIR IT, WHO'S GOING TO LEAD THE EFFORTS AND WHAT SPEAKERS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
BUT, UH, IT ALSO IS A REALLY GOOD ENFORCEMENT OF BAY AREA HOUSTON CBBS MARKETING EFFORTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN THAT COLLABORATION RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO WE HAVE BEEN, THEN I WAS ALSO INVITED TO GO TO AN ECONOMIC GALVESTON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK.
AND TO KIND OF JUST TALK ABOUT BAY AREA, HOUSTON CB AND THE TOURISM COMMITTEE AND JUST SHARE WITH THE DEVELOPERS THAT IN OR IN GALVESTON COUNTY, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE DOING IT.
UM, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING.
I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THERE, A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND JUST DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO ANYWAY, I'VE BEEN REALLY INVOLVED WITH THAT.
I ALSO MET WITH FAIRFIELD N SWEEPS, UH, DIRECTOR OF SALES LAST WEEK TO TALK ABOUT QUARTER ONE AND TALK ABOUT QUARTER TWO.
UM, SHE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE EXHIBITING AT THE INDUSTRIAL TRADE SHOW IN TEXAS CITY, UH, IN A COUPLE DAYS.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE OFFERING SOME GIVEAWAYS FOR HER BOOTH FOR THAT.
SO JUST SOME COLLABORATION TYPE THINGS.
UM, WE'RE ALSO MEETING OFTEN WITH THE BALLPARK ABOUT MARKETING TO TALK ABOUT CROSS PROMOTIONS AND UPCOMING EVENTS AND HOW WE CAN FURTHER THAT MESSAGE YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE TEXAS MEETINGS, THE TEXAS MEETING GUIDE.
AND ON ONE OF THE FRONT INSIDE PAGES IS, UH, THE AD FOR THAT.
SO WE HAVE TWO BIG ADS, UH, FOR, YEAH, THAT'S IT.
I FORGET WHAT THE DATE WAS OF SIP AND STROLL.
SIP AND STROLL WAS LAST WEEKEND.
HOW DID THAT GO? I THINK IT WENT WELL.
THEY SAID THEY, THEY LOWERED THE TICKET PRICE TO 20 BUCKS AND SO THEY GOT A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED.
SO I THINK IT WENT, I THINK IT WENT REALLY WELL.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT WAS A HUGE, HUGE SUCCESS.
UM, SO YEAH, THEY'RE, AND THEY'RE PLANNING SOME MORE EVENTS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY, THEY'RE HAVING A PRESS CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW AT THE BALLPARK TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY'RE EXPANDING LEMONADE DAY.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS.
IT'S A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH KIDS AND THEY BASICALLY SET UP A LEMONADE STAND AND THEY GET TO KEEP ALL THE PROFITS OF THE LEMONADE STAND.
SO THEY'LL BE DOING THAT ON MAY 4TH AT THE BALLPARK.
SO THERE'LL BE KIDS EVERYWHERE WITH THEIR LEMONADE STANDS, SELLING LEMONADE, LEARNING HOW TO HAVE BUSINESS, PUT TOGETHER A BUSINESS PLAN.
THERE'S A WHOLE KIT THAT GOES WITH IT.
SO THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO BRING MORE EVENTS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF THING TO THE, UH, TO THE BALLPARK.
SOUTH SHORE IS SPONSORING ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS RESTAURANT THERE.
UM, AND THEY HAVE A GOAT YOGA EVENT PLAN.
OH, I DON'T HAVE THE DATE IN MY MIND, BUT YEAH, YOGA'S COMING UP IN MAY SOMETIMES.
SO, YEAH, I FORGOT ABOUT THAT.
SO YEAH, THEY'RE PLANNING A LOT OF EVENTS JUST TO BRING THE COMMUNITY OUT TO GET TO KNOW THE FACILITY AND THAT IT CAN BE USED OTHER THINGS THAN JUST TOURNAMENTS THAT THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER THINGS THAT CAN DO GOOD.
THERE'S TALK AT THE LEAGUE CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL ACTUALLY BE AT THE BALLPARK THIS YEAR IN
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OCTOBER, UM, INSTEAD OF AT WALTER HALL.SO WE'RE KIND OF WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW, UM, TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT BE A BETTER PLACE TO CREATE KIND OF MORE OF AN INTIMATE MUSIC FESTIVAL RATHER THAN WALTER HALL, WHICH IS SO SPREAD OUT.
UM, SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE YEAH, WE HAVE THE FACILITIES RIGHT THERE FOR FOOD.
AND SO BASICALLY THE END, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN HAVE A KID ZONE, THEY CAN HAVE VENDORS INSIDE THE PAVILION.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING A KICKBALL TOURNAMENT ON THE FIELDS FOR BUSINESSES COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER.
SO I THINK IT COULD BE A GOOD, A GOOD FIT TO DO AT THE BALLPARK.
LOTS, LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON.
WE ALSO, UH, FOR EVENT SUPPORT, WE HAVE A TOASTMASTERS CONFERENCE COMING UP IN MAY AT SOUTH SHORE.
THEY REACHED OUT AND I HAVE 150 WELCOME BAGS AND SWAG AND I'M HELPING THEM GET A MAYOR PROCLAMATION FOR THAT CONFERENCE.
I REACHED OUT TO THE LOCAL HOSTING COMMITTEE AND REGISTERED US FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE AS A LETTER OF INTEREST AS VENDORS AND SPACE AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO JUST TO GET ON THEIR RADAR.
AND THEN I EMAILED THEIR HOSTING COMMITTEE CONTACT THERE AND LET 'EM KNOW, HI, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ANYBODY WE CAN.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT INVOLVED WITH THAT.
I ALSO SENT IT TO, UH, KIM YESTERDAY 'CAUSE SHE EMAILED ME ABOUT IT.
SO, UM, ANYWAY, WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE TRYING TO FIND PLACES TO STAY AND STUFF? ARE YOU ALREADY GETTING SOME, UH, INTEREST WITH THIS PARTICULAR, THE WORLD CUP? UH, IT'S HARD TO TELL.
I THINK IT'S HARD TO, I THINK THE BUZZ IS OUT THERE AND IT'S, AND IT'S GOING.
BUT IN TERMS OF ACTUAL, UM, HAVE WE HAD ANY, UH, INTEREST RIGHT NOW? NOT YET.
BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THAT BY ANYTIME SOON SOMEBODY'S GONNA WAKE UP.
THAT'S WHEN IT'LL REALLY, REALLY GO.
BUT, UH, IT'S EXCITING AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA TOUCH ON IT.
'CAUSE I, I THINK WHEN WE WERE AT THE SAME MEETING, UM, WHEN, UH, WITH, UH, BEHE MM-HMM
SO THERE, THERE'S A LOT COMING.
UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN OUT.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THAT WINDOW, BUT WE'RE NOT THERE JUST YET.
AND IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO TRACK TOO, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE ALL DIFFERENT.
IT'S NOT GOING THROUGH A ROOM BLOCK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WHICH WOULD JUST BE INDIVIDUALS MAYBE YOUR, YOUR, YOUR DOWNTOWN HOUSTON PROPERTIES, UM, GALLERIA, UH, THOSE PROBABLY ARE, ARE SEEING SOME OF THAT, UH, TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW.
BUT I THINK COMING THIS WAY ON INTO GALVESTON, I THINK IT'S, IT'S IT'S IN PROCESS.
EVENTUALLY WHEN THEY RUN OUT ROOM, WHEN WE SAW THIS WITH THE SUPER BOWL, JUST LIKE SUPER BOWL, BECAUSE IT STARTS THERE AND THEN IT HAS TO SPREAD OUT.
AND IT INCLUDES A LOT OF STR TOO BECAUSE PEOPLE WANNA STAY IN HOMES AND SURE.
THAT'S ANOTHER LANDING PAGE WE NEED TO MAKE ON OUR WEBSITE SO THAT WE CAN DO SOME SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING TOO WITH THOSE SPECIFIC KEYWORDS.
MAYBE LAKE CITY, MAYBE BAY AREA, CBB, I'M NOT SURE.
BUT SOME SPECIFIC THINGS JUST FOR THAT.
THEY'RE STRAIGHT OUT TO THE WOODLANDS KD, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA BE EVERYWHERE.
UM, SO YEAH, THAT'S HAPPENING.
UH, RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION, UH, WE JUST DID A FOLLOW REPORT FOR THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL AUDIT THAT WAS CON AND THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO OUR, UH, AUDITOR.
I BELIEVE THAT THE AUDITOR'S DOING A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL THIS COMING UP NEXT MEETING, I THINK.
SO TO UPDATE THEM ON SHORT-TERM RENTAL STUFF.
UM, SO I JUST HAD TO GO IN AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT IN THERE.
UH, ALSO A DESTINATION INTERNATIONAL HAS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT CALCULATOR.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO START A SUBSCRIPTION FOR THAT SO THAT WE CAN TRACK THE, THE ACTUAL TOURISM ECONOMIC IMPACT VERY SPECIFICALLY, UH, FOR THE BALLPARK SPORTING EVENTS AND FESTIVALS AND EVENTS.
SO I JUST WANNA LET Y'ALL KNOW IT HELPS US, BECAUSE LIKE WHITE LINE AND KNIGHT, WE CAN GUESS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE.
BUT THE TOOL OF DESTINATION INTERNATIONAL WILL ALLOW US TO REALLY HONE IN AND ZIP CODES AND ALL OF THAT TO FIND OUT EXACTLY.
IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY ROBUST SYSTEM.
PEOPLE ARE FROM HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'RE THE, THE ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE AREA AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO YEAH, IT'LL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THE CITY IN GENERAL.
'CAUSE ALL THE EVENTS WE HOLD IT, IT'S A REALLY GOOD TOOL.
IT TRANSLATES IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO LIKE, UM, HOW MUCH IT, IT'S, IT'S THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR THIS SORT OF THING.
SO IT'S VERY, VERY GOOD AND VERY COMPREHENSIVE.
I'VE GOTTA GO IN AND LIKE, PUT ALL MY DATA IN TO HELP MAKE, 'CAUSE IT'S VERY CUSTOMIZED JUST FOR LAKE CITY.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THAT SOON.
REPORTS, UH, STATS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT WEBSITE PER PERFORMANCE REPORTS.
THIS IS MARCH WITH OUR OLD SITE WITH THAT, THE LEAGUE CITY CBB.COM.
THAT WAS ANYWAY BEFORE WE LAUNCHED THE NEW ONE, YOU SEE, IT WAS REALLY, MARCH WAS A GOOD MONTH FOR TRAFFIC.
OUR EVENT COUNT PEOPLE CLICKING AROUND AND DOING THINGS OVER 98,000.
WE HAD OVER 80,000 PAGE VIEWS AND A HUGE SPARK, A HUGE SPIKE IN TRAFFIC AROUND MARCH 19TH.
WE HAD A LOT GOING ON WITH BASEBALL, TURN BREAK, SPRING BREAK.
UH, AND A LOT OF PAID MEDIA PUSHING THAT TOO.
UM, AND THEN WE LAUNCHED OUR NEW SITE AND YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE DID, WE HAD SOME TRAFFIC SPIKE UP THERE.
SO I I, I EXPECT OUR NUMBERS TO BE REALLY WEIRD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
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MONTHS, JUST SO YOU KNOW, UM, AS WE'RE TRANSITIONING OVER, WE, OUR OLD DOMAIN HASN'T BEEN REASSIGNED, I DON'T THINK YET TO THE NEW DOMAIN.SO WE'RE, WE WE'RE FIXING THAT AND DOING A LOT OF GOOGLE REDIRECTS WITH A NEW SITE.
SO, BUT LAST MONTH'S TRAFFIC WAS VERY, VERY STRONG.
SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT TOP 10 PERFORMING WEBPAGE.
HOME EVENTS, EXPLORE THINGS TO DO IN LEAGUE CITY IN THE BALLPARK.
UM, ALL MAKE UP OUR TOP PAGES.
AND THEN ON OUR NEWS SITE HOMEPAGE.
'CAUSE EVERY, ALL OF OUR, MY ADVERTISING IS DRIVING TRAFFIC TO OUR HOMEPAGE.
SO WE HAD IN JUST THAT SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, UH, 2,828 PAGE VIEWS THERE FOR OUR LAKE CITY TRAVEL APP.
UH, TRAFFIC WAS GOOD LAST MONTH.
WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND USERS, OVER 2000 SESSIONS AND, UH, ALMOST 4,000 PAGE VIEWS.
AND, UH, WHAT, 43 PLUS SIX, WHAT IS THAT DOWNLOADS? WHO WANTS TO DO THE MATH? IS THAT 49? 49 NEW DOWNLOADS FOR OUR APP.
AND WE HAD A BIG SPIKE ON MARCH THE 23RD AND ALSO ON THE 31ST.
BUT I'M REALLY SURPRISED I'M NOT SEEING MORE DURING OUR, UH, BIG WORLDCLASS TOURNAMENT BECAUSE WE WERE REALLY PUSHING THE APP DURING THAT TIME WITH THE STICKERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT, UH, IT'S, YOU KNOW, OUR TRAFFIC WAS STEADY, BUT IT WASN'T OUT OF THE, WE DIDN'T KNOCK IT OUTTA THE BALLPARK ON THAT.
I'M JUST KIND OF A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED FOR FACEBOOK MARCH.
OUR TOP POSTS WERE ABOUT, UH, STEPPING BACK IN TIME DURING SPRING BREAK.
SPRING BREAK POSTS JUST DID VERY WELL IN GENERAL.
UM, WE HAD, WE STILL HAVE NOW 3,378 FANS, SO EVERYTHING'S GROWING.
OUR IMPRESSION COUNTS OVER 14,000.
WE HAD 17 POSTS AND 331, UH, ENGAGEMENTS.
OUR REACH WAS, UH, OVER 17,000 WITH OUR PROFILE THERE FOR INSTAGRAM, OUR FILE ACCOUNT, 2,836.
OUR PROFILE IMPRESSIONS OVER 4,389.
AND OUR TOP CONTENT WAS ALSO, UH, SPRING BREAK RELATED.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
THAT WAS THE CANCELLATION ON THAT ONE.
AND THEN, UH, THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP DID REALLY WELL.
THOSE ROUNDUPS DO GREAT, YOU KNOW, EVENT PLANNING.
THIS IS WHAT YOU DO THIS WEEKEND TYPE THING.
AND THEN THE MAKER'S MARKET HAD A GOOD IMPRESSIONS WITH THAT TOUR TEXAS.COM PROGRAMS GOING, WELL, THIS IS JUST FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.
WE HAD, UH, LET'S SEE, 3,300, 3,321 ACTIONS TAKEN, 21 DOWNLOADS, 144 CLICK THROUGHS TO OUR WEBSITE IN 2,329 PAGE VIEWS.
UH, THAT CONTENT WAS UPDATED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THIS IS JUST A DASHBOARD FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS.
I KIND OF WANNA DIG INTO THIS LATER ON A DIFFERENT MEETING.
'CAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT TO IT.
UH, WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT, UH, COMPLIANCE EFFORTS WITH THE CITY.
SO, UH, AS THEY'RE DETECTED AND THEY GET SHUT DOWN AND THEN WE GET THEIR PERMITS GOING, UM, IT JUST KIND OF FLUCTUATES WITH THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES WE ACTUALLY HAVE.
WHENEVER OUR WORLD CUP STUFF HAPPENS, I THINK THIS NUMBER IS GOING TO JUMP REALLY BIG 'CAUSE PEOPLE WILL START LISTING THEIR PROPERTIES, THEIR HOUSES AND THEIR ROOMS ONLINE FOR SALE.
IT WILL BE EXPECTING THAT FOR HOTEL PERFORMANCE IN FEBRUARY.
HOTEL PERFORMANCE WAS NOT STRONG IN FEBRUARY, BUT JANUARY AND FEBRUARY ARE PROBABLY OUR LOWEST MONTHS FOR PERFORMANCE OUT OF THE YEAR.
UM, THIS IS FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, SO IT'S NOT JUST ONE SPECIFIC PROPERTY.
UH, OCCUPANCY WAS 62.4%, WHICH IS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR.
55.8 OCCUPANCY PERCENTAGE YEAR TO DATE.
UM, OUR RUNNING 12 MONTHS IS 66.8, AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT PERCENT CHANGE FOR 12 MONTHS, IT'S 5.1 UP.
UM, OUR REV PAR $68 AND 52 CENTS DEMAND WAS 9,595.
AND THAT WAS ALSO DOWN A LITTLE BIT FROM LAST YEAR.
OUR REVENUE, UH, OVER A MILLION.
I'M NOT REALLY WORRIED BECAUSE FEBRUARY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE TREND THERE, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, IT'S NOT REALLY OUR TOP MONTH THAT IS SHOWING YOUR PERCENT CHANGE AT THE BOTTOM.
SO THIS IS HOTELS AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS? NO, IT'S JUST HOTELS.
I WISH THEY WOULD ADD THE SHORT TERM RENTALS INTO THIS, BUT THEY DON'T.
THIS IS WITH A COSTAR STAR REPORT.
BECAUSE WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS, SAME THINGS.
WELL, MARCH IS LOWER, BUT FEBRUARY WAS PRETTY LOW.
SO THAT IS YOUR, NO, I'M SORRY.
THAT'S THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES.
BOOKING ACTIVITIES IS THAT LOWER MIDDLE BOX DOWN THERE.
SO FEBRUARY'S DOWN MARCH WENT UP, OOPS.
BUT THEY DON'T COMBINE THESE REPORTS.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE OUR FINANCIAL REPORT.
I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATED REVENUE THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE MAY MEETING BECAUSE OUR QUARTER TWO NUMBERS ARE STILL COMING IN.
THEY'RE DUE THE 20TH AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE QUARTER OF THAT MONTH.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A UPDATED COLLECTION REPORT FOR YOU THERE.
SO EVERYTHING, OUR YEAR TO DATE, ACTUALS, ARE THERE REVENUES? I THINK WE'RE RIGHT ON TARGET.
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LAST YEAR ON REVENUE.UM, BUT EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL.
WE'RE WORKING ON SPENDING THE REST OF OUR FUNDS FOR THIS YEAR.
UM, AND WE HAVE BUDGET MEETINGS STARTING TOMORROW, I BELIEVE, WITH THE CITY.
SO WE HAD TO PUT IN ALL OF OUR END OF THE YEAR PROJECTIONS AND THEN REQUESTS FOR NEXT YEAR, UM, BASED OFF OF THIS YEAR.
SO THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN SUBMITTED AND REALLY BASED ON HISTORICAL SPENDING, THERE'S NOT ANYTHING MAJORLY NEW IN THERE FOR THIS YEAR.
Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD.
THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE A DR.
THAT'S THE AVERAGE NIGHTLY RATE FOR HOTELS.
AND THAT'S WITH TAXES AND OR IS THAT BEFORE TAXES? THAT'S, THAT'S YOUR, THAT'S YOUR RATE.
BEFORE, THAT'S BEFORE BEFORE TAXES.
YOUR A DR IS YOUR, YOUR, UH, YOUR TOTAL REVENUE DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ROOMS YOU OCCUPIED THAT NIGHT, OR, OR IN THIS CASE, IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, YOUR REV PAR IS YOUR TOTAL REVENUE DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ROOMS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE BUILDING.
SO IF YOU RUN 62% OCCUPANCY FOR THE MONTH, HOWEVER MANY ROOMS OR THIS IS TAKING IN THE MARKET, IT'S DIVIDING THAT BY THE TOTAL REVENUE AND THEN THE, I'M SORRY, THE TOTAL OCCUPANCY AND THEN THE REV PAR IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ROOMS IN THE AREA DIVIDED INTO THE TOTAL REVENUE.
AND SINCE WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, THE ONLY THING I'LL ADD, LIKE WHEN YOU SEE MARCH THIS YEAR, PROBABLY WHEN IT COMES OUT MARCH, THIS YEAR'S OCCUPANCY, IT'S POSSIBLE IT'S GONNA BE HIGHER, UH, OVERALL THAN LAST YEAR'S.
EASTER FALLS IN APRIL THIS YEAR.
AND TRADITIONALLY, UH, EASTER WEEK IS A LITTLE BIT SLOWER IN MOST OF THE HOTELS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF, WHEN WE BUDGET OUT, WE, WE PLAN FOR THAT AS WELL.
IT'S JUST KIND OF A FOOTNOTE THERE.
BUT THE HOLIDAYS PLAY A HUGE FACTOR IN OCCUPANCY, SO.
JUST SOMETHING, THINK ABOUT HOW WAS SPRING BREAK FOR SOUTH SHORE? SPRING BREAK WAS GREAT.
UH, WE, THE FIRST WEEK, THE FIRST, WELL, IF YOU, IF YOU, IF YOU CALL IT THE FIRST TWO WEEKENDS, UH, SPRING BREAK'S KIND OF STRETCHED OUT NOW FOR SO MANY PLACES.
BUT THAT SECOND WEEKEND OF SPRING BREAK OCCUPANCY WAS GREAT.
UM, I THINK WE SOLD OUT BOTH OF THE SATURDAY NIGHTS.
WE HAVE 230 ROOMS, SO WE SOLD OUT BOTH OF THE SATURDAY NIGHTS AND I THINK FRIDAY NIGHT WE RAN IN THE 80%.
SO, UH, AND, AND AGAIN, WHAT WE SAW THIS YEAR THOUGH, WE ACTUALLY HAD MORE ROOMS DURING THE WEEK, THE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.
UM, BUT A LOT OF THAT IS ALWAYS WEATHER RELATED.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IF THE WEATHER'S RIGHT, THEN WE WILL GET, WE WILL GET THE SHORT TERM BOOKINGS.
THE WEEKENDS ARE UNBELIEVABLE WHEN THE, WHEN THE WEATHER IS RIGHT, IF THERE'S NO RAIN, UH, WE, WE CAN PICK UP 40, 50, 60 ROOMS IN THAT AFTERNOON.
SO THEY'RE USUALLY LAST MINUTE WE, WE DO, UH, YOUR LEISURE TRAVEL? YES.
IT IS WEEKEND LEISURE TRAVEL IS EXTREMELY SHORT.
SO YOU GET A LOT OF LIKE STAYCATION.
UM, I'D SAY FROM KATY TO THE WOODLANDS, UH, THAT'S GENERALLY WHERE WE GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT COMES FROM THOSE AREAS UP TWO 90 INTO TOMBALL NOW, UH, WE WILL GET A LOT OF THAT, UH, THAT GREATER HOUSTON AREA, UH, AUSTIN.
AND ACTUALLY WE'VE NOTICED A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN, IN OUR DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING.
KIM KEEN, SHE'S WORKING A LOT OF THAT I 10 EAST CORRIDOR GOING OUT TOWARDS BEAUMONT ON, INTO LAKE CHARLES.
UM, THAT'S, SHE AND I ARE, ARE TARGETING THAT.
THAT'S A, THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US IN GENERAL.
SO WHEN WE DO A LOT OF OUR MARKETING AND POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE, SOME BILLBOARDS AND STUFF, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT.
UH, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN THAT.
I, I'VE NOTICED MORE TRAFFIC IT FEELS LIKE COMING FROM THAT WAY, WHETHER IT'S BUSINESS RELATED OR LEISURE.
SO, UH, THAT'S DEFINITELY AN OPPORTUNITY.
I KNOW KIND OF STRETCHED WHAT YOU ASKED, BUT STILL INTERESTING SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT.
WELL, I'M HAPPY TO SEND YOU THE FULL EXCEL FILE BECAUSE THE EXCEL FILE, I CAN'T PRINT IT OUT AND I CAN'T GET IT ON A SCREEN 'CAUSE IT'S LIKE THIS BIG AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY HARD TO YEAH.
IT GIVES YOU THE FULL HISTORY THOUGH.
I'M JUST GIVING YOU THIS MOST RECENT, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE THAT YOUR A DR IS.
YOUR IS IN, IN OUR CASE, THE AMOUNT OF ROOMS THAT WE SELL TONIGHT AND WE DIVIDE THAT INTO THE TOTAL REVENUE, THAT'S THE AVERAGE DAILY RATE.
AND THEN REVPAR IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ROOMS THAT WE HAVE INTO THE REVENUE.
SO KIND OF THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY THE STEEP DROP THERE.
AND THE DEMAND IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ROOMS SOLD IN LEAGUE CITY
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FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY FOR HOTELS? THAT'S CORRECT.[VIII. Board member comments and updates]
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND UPDATES.UH, GOING BACK TO THE, UH, THE BALLPARK, UH, THAT SARAH WAS TALKING ABOUT, UH, WE HAVE ENTERED INTO A, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
THE FIRST PAVILION WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU GO IN, UH, TO THE BALLPARK AT LEAGUE CITY.
UH, I FORGOT WHICH FIELD NUMBERS THEY ARE, BUT, UH, WE HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND WE WERE WORKING WITH, UH, LAUREN SIPPEL, I BELIEVE IT'S LAUREN SIPPEL.
UH, SHE WAS HERE A FEW, UH, BOARD MEETINGS AGO, UH, TO DO A LOT OF MARKETING THERE.
UH, IN EFFECT, WE WE'RE ABLE TO REALLY CAPITALIZE ON THAT ENTIRE, UH, CONCESSION PAVILION AREA, AREA WITH OUR ADVERTISEMENTS, UH, ON TVS, UH, YOU NAME IT, TABLETOPS, UH, UH, DISPLAYS.
AND WE WILL, WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON HAVING A COUPLE OF OUR DRINKS THAT WE SERVE AT THE HOTEL.
WE HAVE A BARTENDER THAT'S GONNA GO AND TRAIN ON A COUPLE OF DRINKS AND A COUPLE OF THE FOOD OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE.
SO, UH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT'S, IT'S AN AVENUE THAT WE HAVEN'T EXPLORED BEFORE.
UH, AND AFTER, ACTUALLY AGAIN, A FEW BOARD MEETINGS AGO, I WENT BACK AND I TALKED TO KIM AND I SAID, HEY, WE NEED TO REACH OUT.
I'VE BEEN OUT THERE TO THE BALLPARK AND WALKED IT.
UH, WHAT A CHANGE IT WAS PROBABLY THE LAST TIME I WAS OUT.
THERE WAS 10 YEARS AGO WHEN MY KID WAS GOING THROUGH THERE.
AND THEY REALLY HAVE, AND, UH, THE BASICS OF IT CLEANED IT UP.
BUT I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THE SPACE THAT THEY HAD AVAILABLE.
'CAUSE I'D ONLY GONE TO THE, UH, BASEBALL FIELDS.
UH, THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE OF SOCCER FIELDS IN INVOLVED NOW AND, AND, AND SOME AREAS FOR, FOR FUTURE.
LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT CONCERTS AND STUFF, AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THEY HAD THIS INDOOR, UH, SOCCER RINK THAT THEY'VE USED FOR EVEN SOME, UH, SOME DISPLAYS AND SOME TRADE SHOWS AND STUFF.
SO, UH, GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, A LOT OF EYES THAT GO IN THERE EVERY WEEKEND.
THEY HAVE TOURNAMENTS EVERY WEEKEND.
LAWRENCE SAID THEY ARE FULL THROUGH AUGUST, I BELIEVE, MAYBE EVEN SEPTEMBER.
UH, SO LOTS OF TRAFFIC GOING IN THERE.
UH, AND IT'S NOT JUST, UH, YOUTH, UH, THEY HAVE ADULT SOFTBALL LEAGUES.
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT, UH, EVENTS GOING ON.
SO, UH, WE, WE'VE ENTERED INTO THAT AND, AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE REALLY SUCCESSFUL AND WE'RE GONNA SEE SOME, UH, GREAT TURN FOR THAT.
UH, ALSO WE HAVE OUR EASTER BRUNCH GOING ON, OBVIOUSLY THIS SUNDAY.
UH, WE USUALLY TARGET, WE, WE TARGET AROUND 400 TOTAL.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT 350 ON THE BOOKS, SO WE'RE LIKE RIGHT IN LINE THERE.
UH, WE STAGGER OUR TIMES SO THAT, UH, WE CAN GET THESE TURNS DONE.
I THINK SARAH WAS MENTIONING IT EARLIER.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
AND, AND, AND FOR OUR TEAM, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
UH, WE SELL ROOMS, BUT WE ALSO AT SOUTH SHORE HARBOR, IT'S HEAVY ON EVENTS AND THE BRUNCH IS EASTER AND THEN TWO, THREE WEEKS LATER, MOTHER'S DAY.
UH, THOSE ARE IMPORTANT PARTS OF WHAT WE DO.
AND, AND, AND IN THIS AREA, THEY'RE PRETTY, THEY'RE PRETTY WELL KNOWN.
SO EASTER BRUNCH AND MOTHER'S DAY COMING UP, UH, I THINK WE TOUCHED ON IT.
UH, WELL, THE SECOND AND THIRD QUARTER FOR US, THEY'RE, THEY'RE USUALLY, AND I'M SURE FOR THE AREA, THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE OUR HIGHEST, UH, LEISURE TRAVEL THAT FIRST QUARTER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF HIT AND MISS.
UH, MARCH PICKS UP A LITTLE BIT WITH SPRING BREAK, BUT REALLY, YOU KNOW, APRIL THROUGH, UH, AUGUST, THAT'S WHEN WE ARE, THAT'S WHEN THE MEAT AND POTATOES, IF YOU WILL COME IN AND, UH, WHEN WE SEE THE MOST TRAFFIC WHEN IT COMES TO LEISURE TRAVEL, AND WE CAN KIND OF CAPITALIZE ON A LOT OF, UH, UH, REVENUE AND RATES, UH, ALONG WITH EVENTS.
UH, I, I DID NOT BRING OUR WINE DINNER DATES OR OUR SIPPING SALES, BUT WE HAVE, UH, ANOTHER WINE DINNER.
I, I BELIEVE THE NEXT ONE'S IN JUNE.
AND THEN, UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SIPPING SALES THAT'LL BE COMING UP AS WELL.
UH, WE PARTNER WITH, UH, HOUSTON PARTY BOATS AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GUESTS OR CLIENTS TO, UH, TO COME OUT ON A SATURDAY, TAKE ONE OF THE PARTY BOATS OUT AND THERE'S SOME LIGHT BITES, UH, BEER AND WINE.
AND THEN WE USUALLY HAVE A, AN ALCOHOL OR LIQUOR REP PRESENT AND THEY DO A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE WHATEVER SPIRITS THAT THEY'RE SELLING.
UM, AND ON A SIDE NOTE, IF YOU COME OUT TO THE PROPERTY AND YOU GO OUT TO THE POOL AREA, WE'VE ACTUALLY PUT OUR PALM TREE BACK IN THERE.
THAT'S BEEN MISSING FOR A LONG TIME.
WE HAVE ONE IN THE POOL, UH, FOR YEARS.
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THAT KIND OF PREDATES ME BEING THERE, BUT IT, WE ENDED UP KNOCKING DOWN ABOUT 15 PALM TREES.ONE OF 'EM WAS IN THE POOL AREA.
SO WE'VE REPLACED THAT AND WE'VE GOT OUR WATER FOUNTAINS GOING THERE AS WELL.
SO, SO LOTS OF LITTLE, LITTLE DETAILS, BUT FUN STUFF THERE.
AND LAST THING IS, IS, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FOCUS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE, OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
UH, KIM AGAIN AND OUR DIRECTOR SALES ALONG WITH ONE OF HER SALES MANAGERS.
THEY'RE REALLY GOOD AT THE, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND, UH, WE ARE REALLY FOCUSING IN ON THAT.
I PERSONALLY AM NOT THE BIGGEST SOCIAL MEDIA PERSON, SO IT'S REALLY FUN TO SEE, UH, HOW THEY HAVE REALLY PUT THEIR IMPRINT ON THIS FOR SOUTH SHORE.
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE REALLY IMPORTANT GOING FORWARD BECAUSE THAT'S THE WORLD WE LIVE IN RIGHT NOW IS THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT FOR SOUTH STREET.
UM, ANYTHING ELSE? NO, NO MORE.
UH, AMBER MURPHY SENT ME A TEXT.
SHE COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE WAS SICK, BUT THEY HAVE A NEW BRAND NEW BALLROOM AT, AT BUTLER'S COURTYARD.
SHE SENT ME A VIDEO OF IT, BASICALLY THE PAVILION, IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN GLASSED IN AND IT LOOKS INCREDIBLE.
SO SHE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
SO, UM, THAT'S KIND OF A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THEM THAT'LL ALLOW A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THAT VENUE.
HAVE YOU SEEN IT YET? NO, JUST THE VIDEO.
ANYWAY, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
SHE WANTED TO TELL EVERYBODY IN PERSON.
YES, I DON'T THINK SO, BUT I'LL SHOW YOU ON MY PHONE.
LIKE THE SMALLEST SCREEN EVER.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET IT TO THAT ONE OR NOT, BUT IT'S VERY, VERY NICE FOR WEATHER.
IT'S NOW, IT'LL BE VERY, VERY NICE FOR AND ALL OF THAT.
ANYWAY, THAT'S A BIG FOR THEM.
IS IT A PERMANENT STRUCTURE? OKAY.
THEY HAD TO COME BEFORE THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION TO GET A, GET A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATE.
SO I SAW THE DRAWINGS AND YEAH, I KNOW THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A CHAPEL NEXT, PLUS THEIR NEXT GOAL, SO, SO IT'LL BE ALL, ALL IN ONE.
AND THAT CEILING WAS LIKE, THEY JUST WALLED IN WITH A GLASS.
[IX. Discuss requests for future agenda items]
FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ANYBODY LIKE A PRESENTATION ON ANYTHING SPECIFIC FROM ANYBODY OR ANY FUTURE TOPICS? I DID GET THE FOLLOW-UP REPORT FROM BAY AREA BALLET AND THEATER YESTERDAY FOR THE END OF THEIR SEASON.UM, AND I'LL SEND THAT OVER TO Y'ALL.
SHE CAN COME AND DO A PRESENTATION OR SHE CAN WAIT TILL SHE REQUESTS THE GRANT FOR NEXT YEAR, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE IN A MONTH OR TWO, UH, TO DO ANOTHER PRESENTATION.
I KNOW WE SAW SEVERAL FROM HER, LIKE BACK TO BACK AND THEN I JUST, I DID GET HER PACKET YESTERDAY.
I'VE GOTTA LOOK THROUGH IT AND SCAN AND EVERYTHING AND SEND IT TO Y'ALL.
OR WE CAN JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
IN MAY, MAY WILL BE A BUSY MONTH WITH NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I MEAN, SORRY, ECONOMIC IMPACT AND RELEASE NUMBERS FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT.
SO I JUST SAY MEETING ADJOURNED.
AT WHAT TIME? WHAT TIME IS IT? IT IS 10 50.