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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Facilities District Board - 10/26/2017Public Facilities District Board Regular Meeting Minutes Approved L/25/LB October 26,2OL7 Kent, Washington Date: Time: Place: Attending Board: October 26,2OL7 4 p.m. accesso ShoWare Center Lew Sellers Randall Smith Jeff Piecewicz Other Attendees¡ Tim Higgins, SMG General Manager Erin Buck, SMG Director of Marketing Arletta Voter, SMG Finance Director Aaron BeMiller, City of Kent Finance Director (Board Treasurer) Tom Brubaker, City Attorney Kimberley A. Komoto, City Clerk (Board Secretary) Kurt Hanson, City of Kent Economic and Community Development Deputy Director Colin Campbell, Thunderbirds Assistant General Manager Excused Absences:Mike Miller Carmen Goers Agenda: 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 4 p.m., with Lew Sellers presiding. 2. Roll Call Carmen Goers and Mike Miller were absent 3. Chanoes to the Agenda Jeff Piecewicz MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and Randall Smith SECONDED the motion. The Motion passed unanimously with a vote of 3-0. 4. Aooroval of Minutes dated Julv 27, 2O17 Randall Smith MOVED to approve the minutes dated July 27, 2OL7, and Jeff Piecewicz SECONDED the motion. The Motion passed unanimously with a vote of 3-0. Page 1 of 3 Public Facilities District Board Regular Meeting Minutes October 26,20L7 Kent, Washington Approved L/25/LB 5. Excused Absences Jeff Piecewicz MOVED to approve the excused absences for Mike Miller and Carmen Goers, and Randall Smith SECONDED the motion. The Motion passed unanimously with a vote of 3-0 6. Sale of Seattle Thunderbirds Kurt Hanson, Deputy Director of the City of Kent Economic and Community Development Department and Colin Campbell, Assistant General Manager of the Thunderbirds, provided a review of the information and documents that were presented to and approved by the Kent City Council on October 17, 2OL7. Colin Campbell indicated that Russ Farwell, Thunderbirds General Manager has agreed to continue as the General Manager for two years. Colin also indicated that he has entered into a long-term agreement with Silent Ice, Inc. 7. Finance Reports A. City of Kent i. State Auditor's Audit. Aaron BeMiller, City of Kent Finance Director, provided an excerpt from the Office of the Washington State Auditor's Financial Statements Audit Report of the City of Kent Special Events Center Public Facilities District for the period of January I, 2OL6, through December 3L, 20L6. Aaron indicated there we no findings and that the complete report is available on the State Auditor's website at SAO.WA.gov. ii. Sales Tax Collected Update. Aaron BeMiller, City of Kent Finance Director, provided a review of the accesso ShoWare Center operating fund through September 30, 2OL7, the Kent Special Events Center Public Facilities District Fund through September 30, 2OI7, and the Kent Public Facilities District Sales Tax Collections, Inception to Date through September 30,2Ot7. B. accesso ShoWare Center. Arletta Voter, SMG Finance Director, provided details of the accesso ShoWare Center Income Statement for the quarter ending September 30, 20L7 . Tim Higgins, SMG General Manager, indicated there are more maintenance and general expenses due to the age of the building and the increase in use. Jeff Piecewicz MOVED to approve the financial reports as submitted and Randall Smith SECONDED the motion. The motion passed unanimously with a vote of 3-0. Page 2 of 3 Public Facilities District Board Regular Meeting Minutes October 26,20L7 Kent, Washington Approved t/25/L8 8. Operations Update alb. General Manager/Marketing Update. Tim Higgins, SMG General Manager, advised of the plan to integrate the new point-of-sale system with the ticketing system. Tim advised of the recent upgrades to LED lighting in the parking lot in addition to the planned 2018 capital projects. Erin Buck, Director of Sales and Marketing provided the Public Facilities District marketing update through October, 2OL7, 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. C. City of Kent. No report 9. Seattle Thunderbirds Uodate A. Sales. Marketing and Attendance. Colin Campbell provided details regarding the Thunderbirds opening night game at the accesso ShoWare Center. B. Advertising and Suite Sales. Colin Campbell advised that ticket sales have increased and many of the suites have been sold out. Additionally, advertising space throughout the building is nearly sold out and they are looking for additional advertising opportunities both inside and outside the building. 10. Other Business None 11. Adiournment Randall Smith moved to adjourn the meeting and Jeff Piecewicz SECONDED the motion. The motions passed unanimously with a vote of 3-0. Meeting adjourned at 4:p.m. 0 Kimberley City Clerk/ oto Secietary A October 26,2OL7 Page 3 of 3