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REGULAR MEETING
February 9, 2004
Commissioners Present: Chairman Bob Davis, Dan Coody, Neal Crawford, Pat Gazzola,
David McGeady, Ching Mong, and Curtis Shipley.
Commissioners Absent: None
Staff Present: Denise Bembenek, Marilyn Heifner, and Allyson Twiggs
Chairman Bob Davis called the regular monthly meeting of the Fayetteville Advertising
and Promotion Commission to order on February 9, 2004 at the Fayetteville Town Center
conference room at 2:00 p.m.
MINUTES
Moved by Gazzola, second by Shipley to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2003
regular meeting. Motion carried.
FINANCIAL REPORT
• Marilynn Heifner presented financial report for January. Interest income was down
significantly. Steve Davis reported on the City investments needed for the library
construction being pulled out and a penalty being charged for premature withdrawal. He
said the construction fund would be monitored more closely in the future. Moved by
Shipley, second by Coody to approve the financial statements. Motion carried.
HMR collections for the month of January were $135,929.90, representing a 12.75%
increase.
CITY ATTORNEY
City Attorney Kit Williams reported that collections of unpaid taxes in January were
$950. There are twelve active criminal summons issued for various restaurant
owners/managers and there are eight failure to appear warrants for those arrested and
failed to appear for arraignment or trial.
Kit commended the Town Center staff for their work on the Martin Luther King dinner in
which he was a participant.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Marilyn Heifner discussed her A & P activities for January. The Town Center will host a
• joint civic club luncheon with Jones Loflin as speaker on March 10. Loflin will be in
town to address the Governor's Conference and the Walton College of Business
• Keith Lee, Sales Manager for the Town Center has resigned. Denise and Marilyn are
receiving applications and interviewing to replace Keith. There is a leak in the Peace
Fountain liner. Pat Pinnell has been contacted about repairing the liner.
CVB REPORT
Allyson Twiggs reported that a new partner had been signed — Day Spring Cards.
Governor's Conference on Tourism will be March 7-9. A copy of the agenda is in the
agenda packet. If Commissioners wish to attend, they should notify Marilyn and she will
make reservations for them.
The Tyson Invitational Track meet will be February 14.
Marilyn
and Allyson are
still
working with the Chamber to get the 800 line transferred
from the
Town Center to
the
CVB.
TOWN CENTER REPORT
The Town Center executed contracts (sales) for January were up 41.37% over last
January; completed events were down 37.50%. Pretty in Pink, a Susan G. Komen
metropolitan fashion show on Feb. 7 was a tremendous success with over 1200 people
• here.
AGENCY REPORT
Brian Clark reported that they had been working on the creative approved by the
Commission. Web hits indicated 225 unique visits per day, 199% increase in web traffic
over last year. They are also working with the Governor's Conference media.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
Li ting for Plaza
Richard Alderman presented two schemes for lighting the plaza — streetlights like those
on Dickson Street or bollards. He recommended the 12 -foot poles with 75 -watt
streetlights.
Moved by Shipley, second by Coody to go forward with 8 streetlights with a cost not to
exceed $25,000. Motion carried.
Alderman
said they
would solicit 3 bids.
Shipley recommended putting the lights on a
• timer and
including
an outlet to decorate
with lights.
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A & P Meeting in March
March meeting will be moved to March 15 because of the Governor's Conference on
Tourism.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Commission moved into Executive Session to review Marilyn Heifner. At the end of the
Executive Session, Commission reconvened and recommended a 3% increase for
Heifner.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
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Marilyn Heifner C/
Executive Director
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