HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-06-09 - Minutes• GROUP: ADVERTISING & PROMOTION COMMISSION
DATE• June 9, 2003
PRESENT: Neal Crawford, Bob Davis, Pat Gazzola, David McGeady, Ching Mong, Curtis
Shipley and Marilyn Johnson.
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ABSENT: Dan Coody
The monthly meeting of the Advertising and Promotion Commission was called to order on June
9, 2003, at the Fayetteville Town Center conference room at 2:00 p.m. by Chairman Bob Davis.
MINUTES
Moved by Gazzola, second by Shipley to approve the minutes of the May 12, 2002 meeting.
Motion carried.
FINANCIAL REPORT
HMR tax collections for May were $129,663.20, an increase of 12.40% over one year ago.
Tom Lonon, Scarbrough and Murtishaw presented the financial statements for May, 2003.
Moved by Shipley, second by McGeady to approve the financial statements. Motion carried.
City Attorney Kit Williams presented delinquent tax collection efforts. Collections for the
month are $4,558.60 Year to date collections are $16,196.42. Moved by Gazzola, second by
McGeady to accept the delinquent tax report. Motion carried.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Marilyn Johnson reviewed her activities for the month of May. Report was included in agenda.
Items of interest included Mr. and Mrs. Schure, descendent of Jonas Tebbets was here to
celebrate 150 anniversary of Headquarters House. They presented the Washington County
Historical Society with Tebbets furniture and documents. HGTV show filmed in Fayetteville,
Building Character will be shown on June 15 and 21. Walton College of Business will co-
sponsor Governor's Conference on Tounsm speaker. Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership
Conference was held here.
CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU REPORT
Allyson Twiggs introduced Reanna McGrath, CVB intern for the summer. She is a Walton
College of Business marketing major. All About Town will publish_a special All-Star edition.
Bus tours are increasing with a Strawberry Tour from Indiana scheduled for next May and a
Mystery Tour from Kansas scheduled. The Brumley Gospel sing needs volunteers. Musical
Festival 2004 will be the sane weekend as Coach's Clinic. Sunday afternoon will be a Gospel
Revival on the lawn of Camall Hall. AAU Region 8 track meet will be here the end of June.
Fayetteville will host a pit stop for the Great Race at 2 p.m. on June 25. CVB will celebrate its
first birthday in July. Party will be held prior to the A & P meeting.
TOWN CENTER REPORT
Denise Bembenek presented the Town Center report. Sales contracts are down for the month
17%; however, year to date, they are up 19%. Town Center staff is working on collections from
in town and out-of-town caterers.
AGENCY REPORT
Brian Clark introduced the new account executive in the Fayetteville office, Megan Gnggs.
Inquiries on the website are logging about 208 unique visits per day. 6450 visits were logged in
May.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Town Center will be the site of the Freedom Celebration sponsored by CAT television.
Blues in the Natural State will host their festival on two nights in the Walton Arts Center parking
lot.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Marlyn Johnson Heifner
Director, Convention and Visitor Development