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Home My WebLink About1999-12-14 Regular Meeting CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS GRAPEVINE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Tuesday December 14, 1999 - 7:00 p.m. HILTON DFW LAKES - WINDFALL 1800 HIGHWAY 26 E, GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 18, 1999 MEETING III. SALES AND MARKETING REPORT IV. ADJOURNMENT ZS 1 --/r'' 2 1 ''(' 1 � C1 STATE OF TEXAS 4COUNTY OF TARRANT ,, CITY OF GRAPEVINE MINUTES The Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors met on Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at the Hilton DFW Lakes, 2600 Highway 26E, Grapevine, Texas with the following persons in attendance: Don Bigbie Chairman Gary Blagg Board Member Bill Brink Board Member Philip Cloud Board Member Paul Jennings Board Member Kathee Livengood Board Member Phil Parker Board Member Robert Thrailkill Board Member Darlene Freed Council Liaison Bob Hamilton Chamber Liaison Paul W. McCallum Executive Director George Kakos Director of Marketing Absent: Steve Trent Board Member Pat Stinson Heritage Foundation Liaison CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bigbie called the meeting to order and welcomed the council, board, staff and guests. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion to approve the minutes from the November 18th, 1999 Board Meeting was made by Kathee Livengood and seconded by Gary Blagg. Motion carried. SALES AND MARKETING REPORT George Kakos gave a wrap-up report on the year with highlights including 723 events at the Convention Center, $487,000 in revenue and over 300 days that the Center was in use. The communications division had $ 1,362,000 in PR media value. The Visitor Information Center assisted 179,000 people with the help of volunteers who donated 3,500 volunteer hours. The Convention Services assisted conventions with an economic impact of over $ 14,500,000. Over 650,000 pieces of literature were distributed. The convention sales team produced 230 qualified group leads with an economic impact of over $ 12,000,000 and converted leads with an economic impact of over $ 4,000,000. The web site had 322,000 hits an increase over the 140,000 of the previous year. Plans are in the works to expand and enhance the web site. C Board of Directors Meeting December 14, 1999 Page 2 of 2 ADJOURNMENT Mr. Bigbie thanked the mayor, council, board and staff for combining a forward looking vision with practical common sense. There being no further business to bring before the Board, Bill Brink made a motion to adjourn seconded by Kathee Livengood. Motion carried. ATTEST: DATE: