Board Meeting Agenda - June 10, 2019 - 3:30 pm
1. Welcome
Mark Nelson
Bruce Strom
Corbin Gordon
Marilyn Crittenden
Jeff Bradshaw
Ryan Starks
Dallin Koecher
Jessica Broadhead
Alison Rogers
2. Approval of Minutes from May
a. Mark Nelson, Board Chairman
Motion to Approve - Corbin
Motion to Second - Bruce
Approved
3. Review Financials - Ryan Starks
a. Profit and loss statements
Motion to Approve - Corbin
Motion to Second - Bruce
Approved
Auditor has been engaged - Ben Probst
4. Bucket List Bash Report - Alison Rogers
In the Heber Valley Guide there is a summer bucket list, and we created an expanded bucket list of summer activities and held a kick off event in our parking lot. 93 buckets were filled with Heber Valley SWAG and local information, and all 93 were given out, 1 per family. We had 13 businesses from the chamber participate, a bounce house, food trucks and the radio as well.
5. Arts Council grant of $75,000 - Dallin Koecher
When formed in 2014 -
continued financing for Arts programs - grants to programs
Create an event
Build an arts center
2018 Feasibility study - Financial and economic output - How much money would it take to operate the building, what else would it help?
Joseph & Kathleen Sorensen Legacy Foundation - Applied for $85K to help towards plans for an arts center - Awarded $75K - earmarked for project development, community assessment - judge community interest
6. Economic Summit Report - Ryan Starks
Sell out crowd - 400 people
Breakout sessions - one was on the Mayflower Development
7. Silicon Slopes Recap - Ryan Starks
Chamber Lunch speaker on June 19
Chamber Activities
Visitors Center staffed by volunteers on Saturdays for the summer
Advisory Board and office staff paired up to visit members of the chamber to make sure they feel like they are being taken care of. Some of the businesses were ones who haven't renewed to find out why.
UOT Co-op application is being finalized
92K was awarded 2018
120K is being asked for
Wayfinding Signs - being finalized next week
TRT: 2018 - 28% up, 2019 First Q - 21% up from last year
Cascade Springs road closed for paving, aware of complaints and are working to create some awareness of trails
8. Marketing Report - Jessica Broadhead
Three Season - April - October - State of Play - Utah's Backyard Playground
30 second and 15 second videos
30 second plays on Social Media
15 second plays on Fox 13 morning show
Winter - November - March - Utah's Winter Wonderland
5 - videos were created
Tubing
Skiing
Ice Castles
Snowmobiling
Overall experience
Mountain Meetings - Year Round
Awareness campaign for meeting planners
Special Events
What can we do to tell the story/the experience of Heber Valley
Targeted ads
9. Board Reports:
a. Jeff Bradshaw - Heber City Update
PRIDE flags - lots of opinions & feelings - Most are positive, a few vocal unhappy
North end of cemetery - being sold as surplus property - Duke farm west of cemetery has been purchased for additional cemetery property
b. Corbin Gordon - Update
Homestead is on hold due to title issues
Round-about at base of Memorial Hill
Water adjudication - Starting in November
c. Kevin Stocking - Chamber Update - Absent
d. Lisa Orme - Midway City Update - Absent
e. Marilyn Crittenden - Wasatch County Update
Open Space bond moving forward to land owners
f. Mark Nelson - Wasatch County Update
g. Bruce Strom - TAB Report
2019 TAB grants have been awarded -
Heber Valley Horse Sale
Easter Extravaganza @ Zermatt
Utah CAF
Soldier Hollow Bike Race
10. Next Meeting Time:
a. August 12, 3:30 p.m.
Motion to adjourn - Bruce
Seconded - Corbin
Meeting Adjourned
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Ryan Starks at 435-654-3666.