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CARLSBAD TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
BOARD MEETING
DATE OF MEETING: March 23, 2016
TIME OF MEETING: 3:00 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: 1635 Faraday Avenue, Room, 173A, Carlsbad, CA 92008
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Stripe called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Present:
Absent:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
None.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. AB 03-16-127 CTBID Governance
Stripe, Malaspina, Canepa, Becerra, Samietz, ldris, Sims.
None.
Receive report from staff on different governance options for the CTBID and direct staff
accordingly.
Cheryl Gerhardt, Staff Liaison, provided the report and PowerPoint presentation (on file).
Staff liaison Cheryl Gerhardt explained that Civitas, a company that provides expertise in forming,
modifying and renewing improvement districts, provided three governance models as follows:
1. Exisiting Nonprofit Corporation
2. New Corporation Oversight and Existing Corporation Implementation
3. New Corporation Oversight and Implementation
Ms. Gerhardt continued by providing an overview of each ofthese models as well as the pros and
cons and the repercussions for selecting each one.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Sam Ross recommended that the CTBID Board should leave governance in place as it is now. He
stated that staffing issues were finally resolved and were continuing to make large strides.
Patsy Bock stated that although they were not able to meet all of their goals this past year, that
should not be the case this year as the Board is no longer in transition and staffing needs are now
fully met.
Rob Sterling remarked that his team's main goal this year is to focus on accountability and
accurately reporting back to the CTBID Board.
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The Board discussed the different options available. City Attorney Paul Edmonson explained that
regardless of what decision the Board decided to make, the legal team would work to transition
the Board to that option.
Board Member Bill Canepa expressed his concern about not knowing what decisions and
discussions took place at the VisitCarlsbad Board meetings. After hearing what the Board had to
say regarding the three options that were presented, Chair Tim Stripe stated that based on the
discussion heard, the Board would continue by making no change in governance.
Chair Tim Stripe asked the Board for volunteers to form a committee to develop a contract
measurement tool in regards to expectations and outcomes for the new contract commencing
July 15\ 2016. Board Members Kim Malaspina, Bill Canepa and Tim Stripe will serve on this
committee.
GENERAL COUNSEL COMMENT:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting was adjourned at 3:58p.m.
Faviola Medina
Deputy City Clerk