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Minutes from March Meeting
March 20, 2017
Commissioners Present: Matthew Petty, Chair; Matt Behrend; Hannah Withers; Adella Gray; Robert Rhoads
Commissioners not Present: Ching Mong
Staff Present: Molly Rawn, Sally Fisher, Hazel Hernandez
I. Call to Order
Chairman Matthew Petty called the meeting of the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission
to order on March 20, 2017, at 2:00 p.m.
II. Old Business
Chairman Petty asked for approval of the February 2017 minutes. Commissioner Matt Behrend moved
to approve the minutes. His motion was seconded by Commissioner Gray. The motion was approved.
III. New Business
A. Executive Director's Report
1. Executive Director Rawn reviewed the Marketing update presented in the A&P packet.
2. Executive Director Rawn reviewed the HMR Report: $242,227 collected.
3. Executive Director Rawn reviewed the Town Center activity as presented in the A&P packet.
She also noted that the 2016 audit will start on Monday, March 27, and spoke about the 2017
Governor's Conference. She also talked about the activities relative to the new brand rollout of
Experience Fayetteville, noting that the rebrands for the Town Center and Clinton House
Museum will happen at a later date.
B. Video presentation from Theatre Squared by Martin Miller, T2 Executive Director.
C. New Commissioners
1. Candidate for Tourism Position — 1 of 2 vacancies: Chrissy Sanderson
2. Candidates for At -Large Position -- 1 of 1 vacancy: Robert Rhoads, Leah Spears -Blackmon,
DeShaun Artis
3. Each candidate was given the opportunity to tell about how long they have been in Fayetteville
and why they want to be a Commissioner. Hannah Withers nominated Chrissy Sanderson for the
Tourism Position seat and Robert Rhoads seconded. The nomination passed unanimously. Matt
Behrend nominated Robert Rhoads for the At -Large Position seat and Adella Gray seconded.
Hannah Withers also nominated Leah Spears -Blackmon for the position. The vote by the
Commission was three votes for Robert Rhoads and one vote for Leah Spears -Blackmon.
D. Commission Chair Announcements
Chairman Petty announced that due to a scheduling conflict, the April Commission meeting was
being rescheduled from April 17 to April 19. *After the meeting adjourned the April meeting was
once again rescheduled to be held on April 24. All parties were notified.*
Chairman Petty adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sally Fisher, Finance Director
Experience Fayetteville