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Management Subcommittee
Meeting Minutes
June 30, 2015 – 3:00 pm
PRESENT: Wilkins; Pearce; Patel
STAFF PRESENT: Molly Cano, Tourism Manager; Lee Johnson, Economic Development
Manager
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Helium Update
The committee discussed the status of the Helium project. Staff explained the communication
from Zeppelin regarding the implementation and development of the stop sell feature which has
further delayed the delivery to mid-August. The committee discussed the requirement to see the
complete system for a full reservation prior to even on the test property before they would
approve the milestone and release payment. Staff will communicate that requirement to
Zeppelin. Staff was also asked to request a status update from Zeppelin on the negotiated rate
structure with Autoclerk for integration with Helium. The committee also discussed the dates for
the scheduled Helium trainings. Staff would finalize the dates, times, and locations for
communication to the properties.
2. Tourism Program Considerations
The committee discussed considerations for the future tourism programs including the long term
support plan & structure and the development of an internship program. Staff distributed a draft
job description for a tourism intern. The committee reviewed and approved the job description
and provided the Tourism Manager the direction to post the position and secure an intern as
soon as possible. The committee also discussed the long term plan for the consideration and
development of a administrative support position for the TBID. The committee directed staff to
research the timeline and process for the development of the position and bring that back to the
committee for next steps. The committee discussed that within the next six months the
committee would like to secure a plan and approach for the consideration of this position. The
committee also discussed reviewing the Tourism Manager’s current job description and external
title for alignment with the industry. Staff was directed to research the titles of other TBID, City
and Destination Management positions and bring those back to the committee with a
recommendation.
3. New Business
• Changes to the consent agenda and reporting for Visit SLO County based on the
approval of the TMD funding model. Visit SLO County report would be with the Liaison
Reports and Communication section of the agenda and would present bi-annual updates
as opposed to quarterly updates.