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MEETING OF: CARLSBAD TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT BOARD MEETING
DATE OF MEETING: January 30, 2013
TIME OF MEETING: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: Room 173A, Faraday Administrative Center, 1635 Faraday Avenue
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Stripe called the Meeting to order at 1:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL was taken by the Senior Deputy City Clerk, as follows:
Present: Stripe, Canepa, Becerra, McCormick, Akers, Stiebeling, Nayudu.
Absent: None.
CONSENT ITEMS:
On a motion by Board Member McCormick, the Board unanimously approved Consent Items, Nos.
Ill and IV.
III. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
Minutes of the October 17, 2012 Meeting.
IV. APPROVE APPOINTMENT TO VISITCARLSBAD BOARD
Recommendation by the VisitCarlsbad Board to appoint Regie Brown, General Manager of the
Hilton Garden Inn Carlsbad to its Board.
Agenda Bill No. 01-13-86.
REPORTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS
V. STAFF REPORT
Staff liaison Cheryl Gerhardt presented the staff report and PowerPoint presentation regarding
the financial report for the mid-year period ending in December 2012 (on file in the Office of the
City Clerk). Ms. Gerhardt explained a new slide in the presentation that exhibited assessment
revenue to the adopted CTBID budget. By consensus, the Board accepted the report.
VI. REPORT BY VISITCARLSBAD
Executive Director Sam Ross provided the Board with an update on the VisitCarlsbad website (on
file in the Office of the City Clerk).
VII. CTBID GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDATION
Request by Carlsbad Music Festival.
AB 01-13-87
CTBID Meeting-January 30, 2013
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Ms. Gerhardt gave a brief background on the request and the CTBID grant program. She
explained that $45,000 of the $50,000 allocated by the CTBID Board for grant funding had been
awarded.
Mr. Ross announced that the VisitCarlsbad Board did not recommend the CTBID Board fund the
request from the Carlsbad Music Festival. He said the VisitCarlsbad Board felt it needed more
information from the organization. Mr. Ross added that the VisitCarlsbad Board also indicated a
concern regarding the ability of this type of event to generate room night stays for the hotels.
Chair Stripe said that he reviewed the grantee's proposal and there was an indication that
attendance increased year over year. He also stated that the grantee stated that any funds
awarded by the CTBID Board, would be used to improve its website showing Carlsbad as a
destination. Chair Stripe further added that he understood that the organization was working in
tandem with the Qty's Parks and Recreation Commission.
Ms. Gerhardt stated that the event will take place later in the year and no time was indicated on
the request as to when the organization needed to know if funding would be awarded.
On a motion by Board Member Nayudu, the Board concurred to continue the request for
funding from the Carlsbad Music Festival to its April meeting in order for staff to obtain more
information.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
2013-13 Budget
Board Members Becerra, Akers and McCormick volunteered to serve as the committee to
develop the 2013-14 CTBID budget.
CGLBID
Ms. Gerhardt explained to Board Members that if they wanted their hotels to "opt in" to this
district, the deadline was May 1, 2013.
VIII. NEXT MEETING
By consensus, the Board agreed to hold the next meeting on April 17, 2013, at 1:30 p.m.
By proper motion the Board Meeting of January 30, 2013, was adjourned at 1:39 p.m.
Sherry Freisii
Senior Deputy Clerk