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Minutes – Promotional Coordinating Committee Meeting of May 16, 2018 Page 1
Minutes
PROMOTIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Special Meeting of the Promotional Coordinating Committee
CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the Promotional Coordinating Committee was called to order on Wednesday,
May 16, 2018 at 5:32 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo, California, by Chair Zoya Dixon.
ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Diana Cozzi, Matthew Wilkins, Melissa Godsey, Dana Matteson,
John Thomas, and Chair Zoya Dixon
Absent: Vice Chair Daniel Levi; Matt Wilkins
Staff: Tourism Manager Molly Cano.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. 2018-19 GRANTS-IN-AID – PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATION
The Grants-in-Aid Subcommittee presented the preliminary 2018-19 funding
recommendations.
Public Comments:
Public comments were received from the following grant representatives:
Karen Kile- SLOMA – Thank you for your generous support
Debra Balke- Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center – will be able to use the funds to
expand the event after 3 years of operations
Tom Mitchell- SLO Railroad Museum – Thank you for the funding in the past year;
Westways Magazine ads brought in groups from outside the area; now able to expand the
offerings for youth programs; have some good offerings that are new next year and excited to
share; more public outreach; thank you
Jane Heath- Foundation for SLO Libraries- 100th anniversary for the library celebration;
mobile library will be the beneficiary of the funding; the mobile library will make the library
accessible to the whole community
Leslie McKinley– United Way – Flavors of SLO event moved to Mission Plaza this year and
increased the impact by 40%
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Carmela Vignocchi- Central Coast Shakespeare Festival- thank you for creating an easy to
use application and the time you spent reading and considering the applications; thank you
for the funding last year and this year if approved
Patty Thayer- SLO Rep – you make a difference to us. The funding for the rebranding has
made a huge difference. The funding has helped us expand our reach.
Steve Lerian- Cal Poly Arts- thank you for the grant you provided last year. The events
funded last year were for the most part sold out; and the funding has helped us leverage our
buy especially on TV. Thank you for everything we appreciate it very much
Jessica – Wilshire Hospice & Dia De Los Muertos- thank you for helping to expand out
marketing budget
Penny Porter- Cuesta College Performing Arts Center- your funding has made a huge impact,
exponential benefit to the marketing funds
Cliff Swanson- Master Coral- now created a separate non profit and this grant has enabled us
to go on our own to promote the event and all the advertising; show this Sunday
---End of Public Comments---
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MATTESON SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER COZZI CARRIED (4-0-1) to approve the 2018-19 grants-in-aid
funding for Downtown SLO as presented. (Chair Dixon recused)
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER GODSEY SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER THOMAS CARRIED (4-0-1) to approve the 2018-19 grants-in-
aid funding for Cal Poly Arts and the Foundation for the Performing Arts as presented.
(Committee Member Matteson recused)
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER COZZI SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER MATTESON CARRIED (5-0) to approve the remaining 2018-19
grants-in-aid funding recommendations as presented. (Committee Member Matteson
recused)
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Promotional Coordinating
Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Hearing Room,
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
APPROVED BY THE PROMOTIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE: 06/13/2018