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Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Special Meeting of 06/22/2022 Pg. 1
Minutes
TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Special Meeting of the Tourism Business Improvement District Board
CALL TO ORDER
The special meeting of the San Luis Obispo Tourism Business Improvement District Board was
called to order on June 22, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. by Chair David Smith.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair David Smith, Vice Chair Clint Pearce, Members LeBren Harris, Pragna Patel-
Mueller, and Lori Keller
Absent: Member Megan Taylor
Staff: Tourism Manager Molly Cano
APPOINTMENT - OATH OF OFFICE – Megan Taylor
Continued to next meeting due to unexpected absence of Megan Taylor.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Introduction of Hollie West from the SLO Chamber.
--End of Public Comment--
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. 2022-24 SLO TBID MARKETING & BUSINESS PLAN APPROVAL
Tourism Manager Molly Cano, and Hayley Corbett, Danni Winter, and Gabbi Hall from Noble
Studios presented the draft 2022-24 SLO TBID Marketing & Business Plan.
Public Comment
None.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR PEARCE AND SECONDED MEMBER KELLER BY
CARRIED 5-0 to adopt the 2022-24 SLO TBID Marketing & Business Plan.
2. FY 22-23 PAID MEDIA PLAN
Hayley Corbett and Danni Winter from Noble Studios presented the 2022-23 Paid Media
Plan for Board approval. The presentation also included the consideration of the option of a
media injection for the months of July and August to be funded by the FY21 fund balance in
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order to support the paid media placements in the time between the FY22-23 contract
approval and funding and the end of the FY21-22 contract and paid media budget. The
options included pausing paid media for July and August; prepaying for the months of July
and August for the paid media only which was $39,500 for the media spend; or an added
media injection $39,500 with management fees of $5,925 (total investment of $45,425). The
Board discussed the plan and options. Overall the full committee was supportive of the
FY22-23 paid media plan and approach. When the discussion related to the options for the
July and August media payment, Board Member Patel-Mueller expressed support only for
the prepaid option. There was not consensus on that approach from the other Board
Members.
Public Comment
None.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR PEARCE AND SECONDED MEMBER KELLER BY
CARRIED 4-1 (MEMBER PATEL-MUELLER voting No) to approve the 2022-23 Paid Media
Plan and the $45,425 investment in media injection from paid for from through the fund
balance, as presented at the meeting.
3. THE MIDWEEKEND SUMMER PROMOTION
Tourism Manager Molly Cano, and Gabbi Hall and Danni Winter from Noble Studios
presented a proposal for a midweek summer promotion to be funded from remaining winter
Midweekend promotion allocation and the FY 21 fund balance for the Board’s consideration.
The plan included the addition of a paid media budget, media management, and creative
services with Noble Studios to execute the creative and paid media portion of the program.
Public Comment
None.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY MEMBER PATEL-MUELLER AND SECONDED MEMBER KELLER
BY CARRIED 5-0 to approve the Midweekend Summer Promotion as presented including
$41,500 for the paid media budget and management and creative services with Noble
Studios.
4. SLO TBID BRAND SENTIMENT RESEARCH FINDINGS
Noble Studios and Mark Wiser, Wiser Research presented the second phase SLO TBID
Brand Sentiment research findings for the Board’s review and discussion.
Public Comment
None.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: This item was received and filed.
ADJOURNMENT
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The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m. The next Tourism Business Improvement District Board
Regular meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. held at City Hall.
APPROVED BY THE TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD:06-13-2022