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MEETING OF: CARLSBAD TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT BOARD MEETING
DATE OF MEETING: July 30, 2014
TIME OF MEETING: 1:30 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: Room 173A, Faraday Administrative Center, 1635 Faraday Avenue
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Stripe called the Meeting to order at 1:38 p.m.
ROLL CALL was taken by the Deputy City Clerk as follows:
Present: Stripe, Nayudu, Becerra, Allen.
Absent: Canepa, Akers.
CONSENT ITEMS:
III. and IV. Approve the Minutes of April 16, 2014 and Approve the Minutes of May 22, 2014:
The minutes ofthe April 16, 2014 and May 22, 2014 meeting were carried to the next meeting due
to a lack of a quorum to approve the minutes.
V. AB 07-14-104 CTBID Recipient's Final Report:s.
VI. AB 07-14-105 Approve Appointment to VisitCarlsbad Board.
Motion by Board Member Becerra and seconded by Board Member Allen, the board unanimously
approved Consent Items V. and VI.
REPORTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS
VII. Staff Report:
1) Financial Update
Staff liaison Cheryl Gerhardt presented the financial staff report through May (Powerpoint
presentation on file in the Office ofthe City Clerk).
2) Tourism Study Update
Economic Development Manager Christina Vincent, gave the board an update on the tourism study
currently underway. She stated that the study is on track and added that the prism study
spreadsheet will be provided to the CTBID Board.
Board Member Allen asked if the consultant can focus on "off season" events during the study.
3) Village and Barrio Master Plan Update
Senior Planner Scott Donnell gave the board an update on the Village and Barrio Master Plan via a
Powerpoint presentation (on file in the Office ofthe City Clerk).
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VIII. AB 07-14-106 Fiscal Year 2014-15 CTBID Grant Funding Recommendations:
Ms. Gerhardt reviewed the applications and recommendations of the VisitCarisbad Board via a
Powerpoint presentation.
Ms. Gerhardt explained that the VisitCarlsbad Board recommended funding the San Diego Jazz
Festival at $7,500. She stated that the VisitCarisbad Board explained to the San Diego Jazz Festival
applicants that a recommendation for full funding of $10,000 would be forthcoming if the
organization received the naming rights to change the name ofthe festival to include "Carisbad" in
the name.
In response to an inquiry from Board Member Becerra, Ms. Gerhardt stated the event organizers
have spoken about cross promoting the festival.
Discussion among board members ensued regarding the dates the festival was scheduled to be
held in 2015.
On a motion by Board Member Nayudu, the board unanimously approved the San Diego Jazz
Festival receive full funding if the organization agreed to change the venue dates to a weekend in
early May or during the first two weeks of June, excluding the Memorial Holiday weekend (May
23-24, 2015).
IX. AB 07-14-107 Election of Officers:
On a motion from Board Member Nayudu and seconded by Board Member Kirken, Board Member
Stripe was unanimously elected to serve as Chair ofthe Carisbad Tourism Business Improvement
District Advisory Board.
X. Next Meeting:
The board concurred to meet on October 15, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.
Adjournment:
By proper motion the CTBID Advisory Board meeting held on July 30, 2014 was adjourned at 2:37
p.m.
sherry Freisinge
Deputy City Clerk
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