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Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Special Meeting of 08/24/2022 Pg. 1
Minutes
TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD
Wednesday, August 24, 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 August 24, 2022 at 10:06 a.m. by Chair Clint Pearce.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Clint Pearce, Vice Chair LeBren Harris, Members Megan Taylor, Pragna Patel-
Mueller and Lori Keller
Absent: None
Staff: Tourism Manager Molly Cano
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None
--End of Public Comment--
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. PAID MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
Danni Winter Noble Studios presented the details of a paid partnership opportunity with
Sunset Magazine as well as the Visit California co-op for the Board's review and approval.
The funding for both opportunities would come from the existing paid media budget
managed by Noble Studios.
Public Comment
None.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY MEMBER PATEL-MUELLER AND SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR
HARRIS CARRIED 5-0 to approve the partnership.
2. CONTENT BRAINSTORM
Gabbi Hall, Noble Studios led a brainstorming activity focused around generating content
ideas for each of Visit San Luis Obispo’s primary audience segments as identified in the
adopted FY22-24 SLO TBID Strategic Business & Marketing Plan.
Public Comment
None.
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--End of Public Comment--
3. SUSTAINABILITY BRAINSTORM
Danni Winter, Noble Studios led a discussion on opportunities for Sustainable SLO and the
Keys for Trees programs in the coming year.
Public Comment
None.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: The following ideas were provided:
• Look for opportunities to include the lodging properties
• Explore a partner toolkit
• Create promotional content around the promotion to keep it fresh
• Leverage Board Liaisons for connection with hotels
4. MIDWEEKEND CONSTITUENT RELATIONS BRAINSTORM
Molly Cano, Tourism Manager and Gabbi Hall, Noble Studios led the discussion on
opportunities to further incentivize and improve constituent participation for future
Midweekend promotional campaigns.
Public Comment
None.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: The following ideas were provided:
• Continue to find ways to get more properties involved
• Expand the toolkit to general resources like email copy, promotion graphics are not
as useful
• Leverage Board Liaisons for connection with hotels
ADJOURNMENT
The special meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a.m. The next Tourism Business Improvement
District Board Regular meeting is scheduled for September 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. held at City
Hall.
APPROVED BY THE TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD: 09-14-2022