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MEETING OF: CARLSBAD TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT BOARD SPECIAL MEETING
DATE OF MEETING: February 17,2015
TIME OF MEETING: 1:30 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: Room 173B, Faraday Administrative Center, 1635 Faraday Avenue
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Stripe called the Meeting to order at 1:37 p.m.
ROLL CALL was taken by the Deputy City Clerk as follows:
Present: Canepa, Akers, Stripe, Magor, Nayudu, Samietz.
Absent: Becerra,
CONSENT CALENDAR:
III. APPROVE MINUTES OF APRIL 16, 2014
This item was continued to a future meeting due to a lack of quorum to approve the minutes.
Motion by Board Member Nayudu, seconded by Board Member Magor to approve Item No. IV,
motion carried.
IV. AB 02-15-111 APPROVED APPOINTMENT TO VISITCARLSBAD BOARD
Approved recommendation of appointment of Julie Pastor to the VisitCarlsbad Board.
DISCUSSION ITEM:
III. AB 2-15-112 TOURISM STUDY
Economic Development Manager Christina Vincent gave a brief overview of the final tourism study
report and introduce Strategic Advisory Group consultants Daniel Fenton and Bethany Parker who
gave a Powerpoint presentation (on file in the Office of the City Clerk).
In response to an inquiry from Board Member Canepa, Mr. Fenton stated that other bid districts
received TOT funding from their agencies based on the budget of their current level of funding.
Board Member Canepa suggested the creation of a steering committee to develop a short term
funding plan to get the BID to the next point and to develop a plan to discuss funding with the city
that would not include raising the TOT or bid assessment.
VisitCarlsbad Executive Director Sam Ross was directed to meet with the VisitCarlsbad board to
develop ideas and recommendations to the Bid board.
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Motion by Board Member Akers, seconded by Board Member Magor to accept the report, motion
carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
GENERAL COUNSEL COMMENT: None.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion the CTBID Advisory Board meeting held February 17, 2015, was adjourned at
3:03 p.m.
Shar'ry Freis(rWr
Deputy City Clerk