Columbus, Georgia

Civic Center Advisory Board Meeting

November 11, 2002





Meeting commences at 10:37 am.

Chair: Charles Schilling, Civic Center Director



-Hold approval of last month?s minutes due to lack of quorum.

-Vacant positions on the board (Jim White and Jasmine Houston).

-Clerk of Council will find replacements.

-Review of agenda, Charles Schilling

-Officers? reports

-Director?s report

-Accounting report

-Director?s Report, Charles Schilling

-Wants to see an increase in events based on demographics.

-Tom Joyner/ Tuskegee v. Morehouse weekend successes

-Compliments to the staff

-Widespread Panic

-3,700 paid tickets

-Death of 24 year old due to drug overdose on premises

-NBDL

-Staff is in the process of fixing basketball floor

-Want to see increase attendance for all sporting events

-Accounting Report, Karen Thompson, Civic Center Accountant

-Review of Civic Center annual budget (4.4 million dollars)

-Review of sources of revenue

-private contributions

-hotel/motel tax

-profits from events in the building

-Examining new sources of revenue and ways to cut costs.

-Next month?s meeting

-Fine Host buyout with representative from Fine Host



-Meeting adjourned at 12:00 pm