2019-04-10 PEARLAND CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU MEETING MINUTESPearland Convention & Visitors Bureau
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING - MINUTES
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. at CVB
CALL TO ORDER & CVB ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER ROLL CALL.
Meeting commenced at 6:01pm. In Attendance: Manny Patel (Vice Chair), Margo Green,
Lonzie Helmes, Teir Allender, Tony Caro, Kash Bhagwanji - call in, Kim Sinistore — CVB Executive
Director and Jon Branson, Deputy City Manager. Absent - Steve Saboe.
Guest — Matt Buchanan, PEDC President.
II. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING January 16, 2019 BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
Margo motioned, Teir second and all approved.
III. PRESENTATION BY EDC PRESIDENT, MATT BUCHANAN
Overview presented about Conference Center/hotel and Indoor amateur sports facility.
Conference Center/hotel - PEDC will be coming back to CVB Advisory Board for fund support. Project is
approximately 305 years out. PEDC worked with State Rep Ed Thompson's office to submit HB 457
allowing COP to receive state hotel tax and state sales tax rebates for convention center hotel project.
Indoor Amateur Facility — an executive summary was handed out and discussed. (see attached)
EDC invited CVB Adv Board to April 25, 2019 EDC meeting at 5pm at City Hall 3rd floor.
IV. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ELECT CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF CVB ADVISORY BOARD.
Margo nominated Manny Patel for Chair and Tony second with unanimous approval. Lonzie nominated
Kash Bhagwanji for Vice Chair and Teir second with unanimous approval.
V. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING FY2020 BUDGET.
FY2020 CVB budget was presented for Board support. Lonzie motioned to support FY2020 CVB budget,
Manny second and all approved unanimously.
VI. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING SPORTS COMPLEX AND FULL SERVICE
HOTEL/CONVENTION CENTER. Board tabled action with future discussion or email to follow up, to after
April 25 EDC meeting.
VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS — none
VIII. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING NEW BUSINESS - none
IX. STAFF REPORT FROM THE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
• MARKETING, SALES & SPECIAL PROJECTS
Exec director report shared and discussed with Advisory Board - see attached.
X. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned 7:50 pm.
Minutes taken by: Kim Sinistore