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Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Special Meeting of 11/09/2022 Pg. 1
Minutes
TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Regular 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 November 9, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. by Chair Clint Pearce.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Clint Pearce, Vice Chair LeBren Harris, Members Pashant Patel, Pragna
Patel-Mueller (arrived at 10:05 AM) and Lori Keller
Absent: Members Lydia Bates, and Megan Taylor
Staff: Tourism Manager Molly Cano
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
--End of Public Comment--
CONSENT ITEMS
ACTION: MOTION BY MEMBER KELLER AND SECONDED BY MEMBER PATEL CARRIED 4-
0 (With Members Lydia Bates, Pragna Patel-Mueller and Megan Taylor absent) to approve the
Consent Agenda Items C.1 through C.7.
C.1 Minutes of TBID Meeting on October 12, 2022 and Special Meeting on October 26,
2022
C.2 Smith Travel Report
C.3 Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Report
C.4 Chamber Public Relations Monthly Report
C.5 Chamber Guest Services Monthly Report
C.6 Noble Studios & DCI Marketing Monthly Report
C.7 Badger Branding Organic Social Report
PRESENTATIONS
1. SLO CAL WELCOME PROGRAM
Melissa Murray, Visit SLO CAL presented the “SLO CAL Welcome” customer service
training module including the features, timeline and planned implementation.
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BUSINESS ITEMS
1. 2023-25 COUNCIL GOAL SETTING PROCESS
Tourism Manager Molly Cano reviewed the proposed goals with the Board.
Public Comment
John McKenzie, Friends of SLO City Dog Parks
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY MEMBER PATEL-MUELLER AND SECONDED BY MEMBER
HARRIS CARRIED 5-0 (With Members Lydia Bates, and Megan Taylor absent) to
approve forwarding the proposed goals to the City Council for the 2023-25 Council
Goal Setting process.
2. TOURISM STAFFING UPDATE
Tourism Manager Molly Cano presented a staffing update for the Board's review.
Public Comment
None.
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: By consensus the Board supported the staffing change from Tourism
Coordinator classification to Tourism Analyst.
TBID LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION
1. HOTELIER UPDATE – Chair Pearce provided an updated from his hoteliers.
2. PCC UPDATE – Tourism Manager Molly Cano provided an update of the October 12,
2022 PCC meeting.
3. VISIT SLO CAL UPDATE – Chair Pearce provided an update.
4. TOURISM PROGRAM UPDATE – Tourism Manager Molly Cano provided an update
on the tourism program.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:12 a.m. The next Tourism Business Improvement
District Board meeting is scheduled for December 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. held at City
Hall.
APPROVED BY THE TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD:
01/11/2023