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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Facilities District Board - 01/25/2018Public Facilities District Board Regular Meeting Minutes Approved April 26, 2018 January 25,2Ot8 Kent, Washington Date: Time: Place: Attending Board: January 25,2OL8 4 p.m. accesso ShoWare Center Carmen Goers Jeff Piecewicz Lew Sellers Randall Smith Other Attendees: Tim Higgins, SMG General Manager Erin Buck, SMG Director of Marketing Arletta Voter, SMG Finance Director Adam Long, Assistant City Attorney Kimberley A. Komoto, City Clerk Kurt Hanson, City of Kent Economic and Community Development Deputy Director Colin Campbell, Thunderbirds Assistant General Manager Mayor Dana Ralph Brad Olson, Director of Food & Beverage for accesso ShoWare Excused Absences: Mike Miller Agendar 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 4 p.m., with Lew Sellers presiding. 2. Roll Call Mike Miller was absent 3. Changes to the Agenda Item #7 was removed and the speaker for Item #8 was changed to Kurt Hanson. Randall Smith moved to approve the agenda as amended, seconded by Carmen Goers. The motion passed unanimously with a vote of 4-O 4. Aoproval of Minutes dated October 26, 2O17 Jeff Piecewicz MOVED to approve the minutes dated October 26, 2OI7, and seconded by Randall Smith. The Motion passed unanimously with a vote of 4-0 Page 1 of 3 Public Facilities District Board Regular Meeting Minutes January 25,2OL8 Kent, Washington Approved April 26, 20185. Excused Absence for Mike Miller Randall Smith MOVED to approve the excused absence for Mike Miller, and Jeff Piecewicz SECONDED the motion. The Motion passed unanimously with a vote of 4-0. 6. Nomination and Election of Officers Jeff Piecewicz MOVED to open the floor for nominations, seconded by Randall Smith. Randall Smith moved to approve the current slate of officers: Mike Miller, Chair, Jeff Piecewicz, Vice Chair, and Lew Sellers, Secretary, for the 2018 year, seconded by Carmen Goers. The Motion passed unanimously with a vote of 4-0. 7. Finance Reoorts A. accesso ShoWare Center. Arletta Voter, SMG Finance Director, provided details of the accesso ShoWare Center Income Statement for the quarter ending December 3L, 20t7, including direct event income, ancillary income, other event income, other operating income, indirect expenses, net income from operations, admission tax, and net income. Tim Higgins provided a detailed review of the 2018 budget and responded to board member's questions regarding the proposed net loss from operations. Tim also reviewed the 2O09-20L7 net revenue, total operating expenses, repair, maintenance and supplies, food & beverage sales and expenses, number of concerts and corresponding net revenue and the number of events. Carmen Goers MOVED to approve the financial report as submitted and Jeff Piecewicz SECONDED the motion. The motion passed unanimously with a vote of 4-0. 8. Ooerations Updatea/b. General Manager/Marketing Update. Tim Higgins, SMG General Manager, advised that the first quarter of 2018 is looking to be the best quarter ever. There are eight confirmed shows with the potential to add four more through April. Tim advised of the increased security initiatives that have been implemented in all SMG facilities. Tim indicated there are more maintenance and general expenses due to the age of the building and the increase in use. Page 2 of 3 Public Facilities District Board Regular Meeting Minutes January 25,2Ot8 Kent, Washington Approved April 26, 2018 Erin Buck, Director of Sales and Marketing, provided the Public Facilities District marketing update, including total attendance, website traffic, social media activity, and email marketing. Erin Buck reviewed highlights of recent events, upcoming ticketed events, and upcoming community and catering events. B. City of Kent. Kurt Hanson, City of Kent Economic and Community Development Deputy Director, advised that he will be the Director of Economic and Community Development beginning on February 16 and will be attending the Public Facilities District meetings. Mayor Dana Ralph advised that the accesso ShoWare Center benefits the community and is an asset to the City of Kent and the region. She looks forward to educating the public on the benefit of having the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. 9. Seattle Thunderbirds Update A. Sales, Marketing and Attendance. Colin Campbell, Assistant General Manager of the Seattle Thunderbirds, provided details regarding increased attendance, increase in concessions, and the increased number of televised games. Colin indicated that the team is currently in third place and have 13 home games left. B. Advertising and Suite Sales. Colin Campbell advised that ticket sales have increased and the revenue from advertising has also increased. 10. Other Business None 11. Adjournment Carmen Goers moved to adjourn the .meeting and Jeff Piecewicz SECONDED the motion. The motion passed unanimously wi a vote of 4-O. Me adjourned at 4:55 0 Kimberley City Clerk/ moto Secretary January 25,18 Page 3 of 3