HomeMy WebLinkAboutSCACMinutes_2008_07_31Swiftel Center Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
Thursday July 31, 2008 @ 4:00pm
City Hall Conference Room
Present:
Rod Schaefer; Matthew Nelson; Barb Telkamp; Teri Ronning; Deb Garbers, Jeff Weldon, City
Manager; Tom Richter, Swiftel Center Executive Director; Connie Isham, Swiftel Center Business Manager;
Jenny Hammrich, Swiftel Center Director of Sales/Marketing.
Agenda Discussions:
Rod called the meeting to order. Deb motioned to approve the minutes from May 29, 2008 and June 18,
2008. Matthew seconded. The motion passed.
Connie presented the 2nd Quarter Summary. April and May were comparable to last year. June is down
from last year.
Tom gave an update on the outdoor marquee. We are waiting for one more engineer approval. Then
hopefully the new sign will be up by the beginning of September.
Jenny presented the board with a copy of the events for August & September 2008. Wing Festival was
moved to August with some new events added.
Tom gave an update on the building expansion. The board recommended to the City to go with
Entertainment & Sports Consulting for approximately $12,000 to do the validation study. But looking at
the proposals and the money from the Visitors Promotion committee in the amount of $30,000, the City
decided to hire HVS. HVS has visited Brookings and will be sending their report in about 6 weeks.
The 2009 budget has been turned into the City. It will be finalized in September.
Tom mentioned that we are updating the rate sheet. The board would like to have time to look at the
rates. It was tabled until the next meeting.
Jenny passed around a few of the event surveys that have been returned from meetings held here. The
health inspector was here – we received an 88 out of 100.
Tom reported for Scott. The bleachers are installed but still need to be anchored before using them.
Tom reported that he and Scott just returned from the National IAAM Convention in California. It was
a very good conference with good networking opportunities. We are being audited on sales and use tax.
The cash flow is very tight through the summer. One full time position has been eliminated and
expenses will have to be cut and more events brought in to help the situation.
Rod adjourned the meeting. Next meeting September 25, 2008 at 4:00pm.