Columbus, Georgia

COLUMBUS CIVIC CENTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

MINUTES: JUNE 13, 2002

10:30 A.M.

COLUMBUS CIVIC CENTER







Broad Members

Present: Jim Walker, Sam Wetzel, Jenny Collins, Brian Hercules, C. L. Moffitt,

Terry Hattaway, Jim Martin, Art Thomason

Absent: Jasmine Houston, Mary Walker-Crooks, Jim White



Other Present

Director: Charles Schilling

Other: Jared Smith, Dale Hester, Nancy C. Rieder, Robin Noell, Kantrice Vincent







AGENDA

1. Flagpole Ceremony 5. Last Months Minutes Approve



2. www.columbusciviccenter.org 6. FY? 03 Begins July 1st

a. Financial Requests

3. Salt Lake City b. Event Utilization Report

a. Family Shows

b. Booking 7. Greater Columbus Fair

c. Marketing, Sales, Advertising

d. Networking (i.e. SB ? SA) 8. Wardogs (Arena Football) - Tickets



4. Officers 9. Columbus Cottonmouths (Hockey)

a. Chairperson

b. Vice-Chairperson 10. Fine Host

c. Secretary

11. Tickets.com







? Meeting called to order at 10:30am by Charles Schilling, Director



? Introduction



? Binder?s passed out to board members and explained







1. Flagpole Ceremony

? Dale Hester, Operations Manager gives update on Civic Center

Operations

? Flagpole Ceremony ? Civic Center Advisory Board Members are invited

to be part of the Ceremony

? Southeastern Custodial Services Contract cancelled, Civic Center has

hired new employees to cover custodial services

? Cimco/Floor Repair

? Card Swipe



2. www.columbusciviccenter.org

? Jared Smith, Marketing Manager update on website

? Presents Columbus Civic Center new logo

? www.columbusciviccenter.org

? Public can find events, tickets and other source of information about

the Civic Center

? Sports Team

? Promoter?s can look at rates, contracts, local media

? Calendar

? Civic Center also puts events in the Community Calendar



3. Salt Lake City

? Charles Schilling and Jared Smith attend the Salt Lake City Arena

Sales & Marketing Conference

? Other Attend: Harlem Globetrotters, Motor Cross, Feld Entertainment,

Inc. and Ethics Group



4. Officers

? Charles Schilling, Director submit the following names:

? Chairperson, Jenny Collins

? 1st Vice-Chairperson, Arthur Thomason

? 2nd Vice-Chairperson, Jim Martin

? Will discuss at next meeting, July 11, 2002



5. Minutes

? Minutes of the May 7, 2002 meeting of the Columbus Civic Center

Advisory Board were submitted and approved unanimously upon the adoption of a

motion made by C.L. Moffitt and seconded by Jim Walker.



6. FY? 03 Begins July 1st

? Civic Center will supply Civic Center Advisory Board with monthly

department reports at future meeting, July 11, 2002



7. Fair

? New logo

? Information sheet

? Charles, Director met with Richard Smith

? Motor sports



8. Wardogs

? Mike Sammond, Wardogs President will attend next month meeting

? Invite Civic Center Advisory Board Members to come to the games, we

furnish tickets



9. Cottonmouths

? Contract

? Moving forward







10. Fine Host Corporation

? Council approved new contract with Fine Host Corporation on May 21,

2002

? Improve quality service

? Improve selection

? Upgrading concessions



11. Tickets.com

? Contract expires October 2002



? Meeting adjourned at 12:10pm



? Meeting submitted by Secretary, Nancy C. Rieder