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GROUP: A&P COMISSIONERS AND REPRESENTATIVES SELECTION COMMITTEE
DATE: APRIL 29, 1992
PRESIDING: MIRE GREEN, CHAIRMAN,•A&P COMISSION
PRESENT:
Mike Green, Coy Naylor, Jim Waselues, Bob Blackston,
Joe Fennel, Mayor Fred' Vorsanger, Denise Land, Brian
Swain, Melissa Carroll, Dede Ellis and Peggy Bates.
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Mike Green.
BUSINESS:
Mike Green announced that seven firms had submitted proposals
for Advertising Services for the City of Fayetteville.
He told the committee that a proposal from Cain Hill Press was
received after the deadline, but that it was postmarked before
the deadline. Peggy Bates said that State Statute states that
it must be received by the deadline date.
Mike Green stated that the evaluation form was the same as the
one used last year, and asked the committee for approval on the
value of the points assigned to each section. Coy Naylor moved
for approval. and Mayor Vorsanger seconded. The motion carried.
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Each advertising firm was presented in alphabetical order.
There was no discussion on any of the applicants. Gurley &
Associates and Walker & Associates each submitted a vidio which
were both viewed at the meeting.
The applicants who were presented in alphabetical order were:
Blackwood/Martin & Associates
Gurley Associates
Kirkpatrick/Williams
Mangan Rains Ginnaven Holcomb
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Ghe Communications Group
Walker & Associates
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Some of the committee members had already filled out their ballots
when they arrived. While the rest of the members finished tally-
ing their ballots Mike brought up the time element for the final
interviews. He said that they should be from 10:00 AM until
12:00 and from 1:00 until 4:00 PM. and that they should be 45
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minutes long; the first 5 minutes to be introductions, the next
25 minutes consisting of proposals, and the final 15 minutes to
be questions and answers.
Coy asked when the next regular meeting would be held, and Mike
said that it would be May 11.
Coy brought up the negative ads which have been appearing in
papers and on TV regarding Governor Clinton and the waste
products for. Tyson Foods which the ads say are being dumped into
the Buffalo River. He said the ads are having a detrimental
effect on Arkansas, and questioned whether they could be counter-
acted, since President Bush will undoubtedly upgrade the attacks
after the primaries. He said that he knew of two large corpor-
ate parties which were cancelled because of the ads.
Mike proposed interviewing the five winning candidates in alpha-
betical order and Joe Fennel seconded. Motion carried.
Peggy Bates and Melissa Carroll each tallied the votes. Melissa
used the point system, and Peggy used the system of picking first,
second, third, etc., and the committee chose to use Peggy's
system.
Peggy announced that there was a 3 -way tie for 4th place. The
committee then reballoted.
The top five who were picked were:
Blackwood/Martin & Associates
Kirkpatrick/Williams & Associates
Mangan Rains Ginnaven Holcomb
The Advantage Group
Walker & Associates
The Meeting as Adjourned.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED�
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Dede Carter Ellis
Convention & Visitor Development Director
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ACTIVITY REPORT
APRIL ACTUAL
TAX REV. $58,202
APR I L 1992
HMR SUMMARY
YTD ACTUAL
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ANNUAL BUDGET \
$201,656 $588,668
800 Number
April 1992 298 YTD: 2667
SALES TAX
1992 $484,937 1991 $399,912
CONVENTION ACTIVITY
Presentations: 0 Recruited: 2
HMR COLLECTION COMPARISON
April 1991 $47,017 April 1992 $58,205
PERCENT INCREASE 24%
YTD 1991: $17`2,920 YTD: 1992 $201,656
PERCENT INCREASE 17%
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