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Home My WebLink About2016-02-08 Tourism Commission Minutes (2) TOURISM COMMISSION MEETING RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI Monday, February 8, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m. on February 8, 2016, 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. Answering roll call were Commissioners Jennifer Goering, Lori Locke and Julie Rule. Also present were Board liaison Alderman Frank Biondo, City staff members Jackie Carlson, and Stacey Rasco, (recorder). Motion to Approve Commissioner Locke made a motion to approve the minutes as Minutes from January submitted. Commissioner Rule seconded the motion. All voted in 21, 2015 favor. Motion passed. Resolution Directing Ms. Carlson noted that at the last meeting items were discussed that Staff Regarding the would help the applications move through the process more Processing of Tourism smoothly. The city attorney has prepared a resolution that would Sponsorship direct city staff to not bring incomplete or late tourism sponsorship Applications applications before the Commission. Commissioner Rule stated she was in favor of the resolution. She noted it would be good to notify previous sponsorship recipients of the resolution, especially those that have submitted late and/or incomplete applications. Ms. Carlson will notify them when she sends out the MOU’s and will include the resolution as part of the application form. Commissioner Rule made a motion to approve the resolution as submitted. Commissioner Locke seconded the motion. All voted in favor. Motion passed. 2016 Tourism Ms. Carlson reported that she is currently keeping track of which Sponsorship sponsorship recipients have reserved the necessary City facilities. No Application Status checks will be issued until the facilities have been properly reserved. She hopes this will help alleviate some of the issues experienced in the past with recipients not submitting the necessary documents to the City in a timely manner. The Riverside Chamber is working on Riverfest. Specifically, Argosy Casino is utilizing their connections to secure the music headliner. New Riverside Ms. Carlson reported that April Roberson has been hired as the new Executive Director Riverside Chamber Executive Director and started today. Adjournment, 6:20p.m. The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent.