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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-07-18 Tourism Commission MinutesTOURISM COMMISSION RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI Monday, July 18, 2011 6:00 p.m. The Tourism Commission for the City of Riverside, Missouri, met in the Board of Aldermen Conference Room at City Hall, 2950 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri on July 18, 2011 at 6:05 p.m. Chair Jason Rule called the meeting to order. Answering roll call were Jason Rule, Deana Winter, and Dirk van der Linde. Also present was Meredith Hauck, Director of Community Relations (recorder). Motion to approve Commissioner Rule made a motion to approve the minutes and minutes of April 11, 2011 Commissioner Winter seconded the motion. All voted in favor. Motion carried. Funding Request — Due to the timely nature of the request, a poll of the commission was done Parkville Fourth of July on Monday, June 27 and funding in the amount of $4,500 was approved for Festival the event. Commission Rule made a motion to formally approve this expenditure and Commissioner van der Linde seconded the motion. All voted in favor. Motion carried. Tourism Fund Update Meredith Hauck provided an update of the Tourism Fund. There is $100,000 in the reserve fund and $209,189 in the fund balance. Other Events (45% of the fund) has $1,053 remaining, City Events (35% of the fund) has $3,000 remaining and Advertising (20% of the fund) has $3,406 remaining. The budget for FY 2011 -2012 is $180,000 and the Board of Aldermen approved the following breakdown: City Marketing — 20% City Events — 35% Other Events — 45% Grant Process Update Hauck updated the Commission about the FY 2011 -2012 Grant Process. All of the documents have been released, along with press releases and emails to interested parties. The grants will be reviewed at the August meeting. BLAST Update Hauck will provide all BLAST final report documents at the August meeting. The Commission discussed the event and agrees that BLAST may not be meeting the original goals set for the event and it may be time to rethink the event. Options discussed include: - Moving the event to May as a summer kick off - Having four smaller events throughout the summer The commission agreed that they like the location and block party feel, but need to decide what the correct angle /draw is. Adjournment — 6:415 Commissioner Rule made a motion to adjourn and Commissioner Winter p.m. seconded. All present voted in favor.