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MINUTES
TOURISM COMMISSION
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
Monday, January 12, 2009
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 January 12, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Chair Jason Rule called the meeting to order. Answering roll call were Deana Winter, Jerry Pietsch, Randy Rose, and
Jason Rule. Dirk van der Linde was absent. Also present were Meredith Hauck, Communications and External Affairs
Coordinator, and Jane Henry, Executive Administration Assistant.
Motion to approve Minutes of November Randy Rose pointed out that he was noted as present in the minutes
17, 2008 and he did not attend the meeting. Deana Winter made a motion to
approve the minutes of November 17, 2008, as amended and Jerry
Pietsch seconded. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
Tourism Fund Update Hauck reported that she updated the tourism fund since the previous
commission report at the meeting in November by adding the HPAC Car
Show at $4,000 making short term funding total $13,500 with $53,700
available. Long term expenses stand at $40,036.10 with a $127,963.90
balance. In grant money, $30,000 has been expended with $70,800
available.
Tourism Enhancement Grant Discussion Hauck distributed copies of 2009 Enhancement Grant Guidelines to the
commission. She encouraged everyone to look over the guidelines and
suggest any changes that might improve them by June of this year.
Winter said she would like to see more official budget documents
presented by applicants for funds rather than budgets prepared
specifically for funding applications. Hauck asked to consider if they
wanted to keep the $10,000 cap on grant applications and asked them
to think of projects that might be funded by tourism monies, such as,
artwork/sculpture for the Argosy Parkway roundabout. Rule said that
he had a hard time distinguishing the difference between long term and
short term funding. He said he understands long term. Hauck will write
a description of each for clarification.
Fair Based Productions Hauck gave the commission copies of FBP’s revenue and expenses for
the past 3 shows as well as data on the ’06-’07 season. Since the Board
of Aldermen has directed that rent will no longer be waived for use of
the community center, FBP will be responsible for paying approximately
$5,860 per production or $17,580 for the season. Hauck pointed out
that FBP provides a great deal of in-kind services for the city, eg., audio
visual support at all the city’s functions, including groundbreaking
ceremonies. She asked the commission for feedback and whether or
not the commission wants to keep FBP in Riverside. Rose asked if they
would do a better job marketing if they received funding. Hauck replied
that they do a lot of marketing already in the area newspapers.
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Rule commented that $17,000 is a lot of money for productions that
only reach 1,000 people; it is very expensive for the number of people
served and is not a sound business model. He added that the city would
be giving them money to sustain something they have been doing for
free. Is this a good value for the city? Hauck suggested they might be
more comfortable with a $10,000 grant. She also said that she has been
talking with the city’s legal counsel about some options for supporting
FBP and will keep the commission updated. She pointed out that FBP is
not a non-profit organization and has no interest in becoming one. She
expects to see other for profit businesses requesting funds in the
future.
Adjournment Jerry Pietsch made a motion to adjourn until the next meeting and
Randy Rose seconded. All voted in favor. Motion passed.
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Jane Henry
Executive Administration Assistant
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