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DATE: September 22, 1997
PRESENT: Curtis Shipley Ben Mayes
Alex Jerde Susan Stirewalt
Fred Hanna Marilyn Snapp
Jim Waselues
Joe Fennel
ABSENT: Kit Williams, Carl Maguire
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Joe Fennel at 2:00 p.m.
at the Chamber of Commerce office.
MONTHLY REPORTS:
MINUTES
It was moved by Shipley, second by Hanna to approve the
minutes of the August 11 meeting. .Motion carried.
FINANCIAL
Ben Mayes presented the financial report for August. The HMR
collections were $84,099, an increase of 6.93% from August
1996 collections. Total collections year to date are
$647,287, a 4.31% increase. August expenditures were
$39,110.
Moved by Shipley, second by Fennel to approve the August
financial report. Motion carried.
ACTIVITY REPORT
Marilyn Snapp reported on bids for U. S. Junior Swimming
Championship and National State Teachers of the Year for 1999
conventions. Master Gardeners state meeting will be here in
October. Good Sam Samboree will also return this October.
Marilyn Snapp presented the August activities of Convention
Visitor Development.
Moved by Waselues, second by Shipley to approve the
Convention Visitor Director report. Motion carried.
AGENCY REPORT
Susan Stirewalt discussed the Arkansas Parks and Tourism
marketing meeting in Fort Smith. State tourism inquiries are
down 3.5%. Mississippi and Missouri are down and Texas is
down over 90,000 inquiries. Southern Living inquiries are
down 4%. Total is down 15% from 1995. This can somewhat be
attributed to Internet. We need to address Internet
inquiries which provide more immediacy of information to
potential visitors.
• Discussion on the feasibility of taking
as a joint venture with restaurants.
Moved by Shipley, second by Waselues to
report. Motion carried.
advantage of internet
approve the agency
OLD BUSINESS:
TOWN CENTER/EXHIBIT HALL ELECTION
Richard Alderman discussed the public input design meeting
September 9. Summary is attached.
He also discussed a schedule of construction. Attached.
Hanna moved the resolution to authorize WDD to proceed with
survey of the land.
on
NEW BUSINESS:
TIME AND PLACE OF COMMISSION MEETINGS
Moved by Williams to change meeting place to city
administration building, second by Shipley. Motion carried.
ARKANSAS STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Dick Johnson requested up to $2,000 to cover related expenses
for hosting the Arkansas state high school Cross Country
Championships in Fayetteville.
Moved by Shipley, second by Hanna to approve funds. Motion
carried.
MISCELLANEOUS:
The A & P Commission will meet as a committee of the whole to
consider funding requests for 1998.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Snapp
Director, Convention and Visitor Development
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