City of Centralia Tourism Commission met March 15.
Here are the agenda provided by the commission:
I. CALL TO ORDER- Roach, Chair at 5:03PM
II. ROLL CALL
______ Jessiycka Nix Coleman
______ Mary Davis
__ X __ Sonya Germann
__ X __ Rob Jackson
__ X __ Rae Ann Quidgeon
__ X __ Melissa Ray Roach
__ X __ Mike Schroeder
__ X __ Terri Finn
__ X __ Tom Walsh
Ex-Officio Members
____ __Scott Randall City Manager
__ X __ Marcus Holland, Chamber of Commerce Director
__ X __ Advisory Staff -Derek Sherman, Asst City Manager/ Economic Development Director Others Present:
III. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - None
IV. MINUTES –
February 15th, 2022 – 1st Germann 2nd Schroeder All voted in favor.
V. TREASURER’S REPORT – Walsh: Walsh gave the report that the balance as of the end of February was $50, 044.43. Motion to approve was made 1st Schroeder 2nd Finn All voted in favor.
VI. ONGOING BUSINESS
1. Amtrak Station – Improvements
i. The Commission decided to pursue metal art installations for the planters outside of the station and recommended that Derek look into KC helping as they have a new CNC machine & it might work as a class project. Additionally, the interior recommendations were to ask the Cultural Society’s Light & Lens club and the Centralia Historical Society if there were any photos that could be donated to spruce the interior up with a mix of modern and historic images. It was also suggested that we rotate the interior photo displays to keep it interesting.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
VIII. DISCUSSION
1. It was suggested to make a planned trolley route for Locust Street Fair to the agenda for the next meeting’s discussion, and the how to utilize the trolley to support local businesses & events more often.
IX. ADJOURNMENT – 1st Jackson 2nd Walsh All voted in favor.
https://cityofcentralia.org/vertical/sites/%7BFC680FE7-BE5C-4903-A103-67AF5EF51655%7D/uploads/3-_March_15th_2022_Minutes.pdf
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