Columbus, Georgia

COLUMBUS CIVIC CENTER ADVISORY BOARD

MINUTES: OCTOBER 2, 2003







Board Members:

Present: Brian Hercules, Sam Wetzel, Jim Martin, C. L. Moffitt, Mary

Walker-Crooks, Dr. Brian McCluskey, Art Thomason



Absent: Jenny Collins, Julius Arrington, Robert Anderson



Other Present:

Deputy City Manager: Isaiah Hugley

Others: Karen Thompson, Dale Hester, Jose? Ricci, Nancy C. Rieder







AGENDA



Welcome and Introductions

Opening Comments ? Isaiah Hugley, Deputy City Manager



A. Approve Minutes

B. Financial Report ? Karen Thompson

C. Events ? Dale Hester

D. Open Discussion

E. Adjourn









Meeting called to order at 10:30am by Isaiah Hugley, Deputy City Manager





Approved Minutes for September













Passed out information on By ? Law Guidelines for Advisory Board



Isaiah Hugley: Asked if the Advisory Board has a President?

Advisory Board: ?Yes?.

Chairperson, Jenny Collins

Vice-Chairperson, Arthur Thomason

2nd Vice-Chairperson, Jim Martin

Approved at the August 1, 2002 Columbus Civic Center Advisory Board Meeting



Isaiah Hugley Suggest that the Chair Person, Jenny Collins should precede the

monthly meeting



Brian Hercules: We struggle to understand what our purpose is being a member of

the Columbus Civic Center Advisory Board

The board members never felt like they were ever asked for advice

Isaiah Hugley: We need advice and help from the board members

Jim Martin: Purpose of the Advisory Board

City needs the events

We need some class acts

How do we make this deal profitable and how do we get them in here?

C. L. Moffitt: We are not a management board

Skate Park should had been put in front of the Advisory board

Isaiah Hugley: Agrees with C. L. Moffitt this is what he invision the meeting

was about

Isaiah Hugley: Will met with Chairperson, Jenny Collins and 2nd Chairperson,

Jim Martin to discuss the issues and let the Chairperson take over the meetings.

Sam Wetzel: By-Law Guidelines number six sounds like this Advisory Board:

To recommend programs, activities or projects to the Civic Center and

the community.

Mary Walker-Crooks: Where are we with a new director?

Isaiah Hugley: Getting application together now

In next two weeks will set up a selection committee to interview-would

like two people from the Advisory Board to sit on the committee

Selection Committee will interview the candidates

Carmen Caverzza, City Manager and Isaiah Hugley, Deputy City Manger

will interview the candidates

Probably talking ? best case November or December, worse case January



Financial Report, Karen Thompson

Passed out August and September financial reports

Pretty solid numbers for August

September events

WWE

Shrine Circus

Tech Fair Expo

Men and Women Health Expo

Brian Hercules: Would like to see for example the Three Dogs Night and America

event break down on the money. What the building made and where the building

made the money, what are the building expenses for an event?

Karen Thompson: Explain how the building does the revenue

Isaiah Hugley: Revenue-once you see it on paper you will understand

Isaiah Hugley: Civic Center will give the Advisory Board a break down of an

event

Karen Thompson: Financial of The Festival at South Commons

Compared this year from last year attendance

Great weather this year

Revenue

35% of rides

65% to the building/Gates

Art Thomason: Came to The Festival at South Commons

Security was good on all gates

Isaiah Hugley: In my opinion the festival is doing well this year!



Dale Hester, Operations Manager:



Festival still going

We have had more families this year at the festival

Arts & Crafts this week end

Hockey Camp

October 11, 2003 Rascal Flatts

October 12, 2003 The Beach Boys

October 17, 2003 Battle of the Bands/Step Greek Show

October 18, 2003 Tuskegee/Morehouse Football Game

October 18, 2003 Bobby Womack, Manhattans, and Lakeside

October 19, 2003 Cottonmouths Hockey 1st game of the season

October 23, 2003 Glover Foods

October 25,2003 WTVM Kids Expo

Civic Center also has Youth and Adult Hockey Association teams that schedule

time to use the ice

Isaiah Hugley Passed out information on the Skate Park Super Center

Explain the Skate Park fact sheet

Youth can say we want it

The city hears them

And it is going to happen



Art Thomason: What?s the closet city that has a Skate Park?

Isaiah Hugley: LaGrange but it does not have an ice rink



Meeting adjourned at 11:45A.M.

Minutes submitted: Nancy C. Rieder