Public Meeting Agenda: March 6, 2023 at 4:00 PM - Board of Directors Meeting

I. Call to Order/Roll Call, establish quorum, and ensure public notice requirements have been met.

II. Introduction of any Guests

III. Community Reports

City of Lawton	Lawton Metropolitan Area Airport Authority
Fort Sill	Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army
Cameron	County Commissioners
Great Plains Technology Center	Board of Realtors
Lawton Public Schools	Senator Inhofe’s Office
LEDC	Senator Lankford’s Office
FISTA/FIRES Chapter AUSA - Frontier Team	Congressman Cole’s Office

IV. Chamber Reports

IV.a. Chair's Discussion - Christy Clark

Upcoming Events

IV.b. CEO/President's Report - Krista Ratliff

Membership Report
Wichita Mountain Classic
DC Fly In
Golf Tournament
Nominating Committee
Commerce Circle Meeting

IV.c. ↵Hotel-Motel Tax Representative/CVB Report - Carrie Paye

STAR Report Review
CVB Funding Recommendations Review

IV.d. Financial Report - Austin Rabon

Financial Review

V. Consent Agenda

V.a. Consider acceptance of the January 23, 2023, Board of Directors Meeting Minutes.

V.b. Consider acceptance of the December 2022 Membership Report.

V.c. Consider acceptance of the December 2022 Financials Report.

V.d.

d. Liberty National Bank Invitational Basketball- President’s approval funding in the amount of $3,000 to be paid out of Coliseum. The event is expecting 1000 local participants and 3000 regional participants. The event is expecting 54 room nights. The funding formula showed a value of $2,290 for this event. The Liberty National Bank Invitational Basketball is scheduled for December 9-11, 2022.
e. Society of Military Widows National Convention- The CVB Advisory Council has recommended to approve funding in the amount of $1,000 to be paid out of Special Events. The event is expecting 24 local participants and 30 Out of State participants. The event is expecting 100 room nights. The funding formula showed a value of $3,800 for this event. The Society of Military Widows National Convention is scheduled for November 23-28, 2023.
f. Lawton PRCA Xtreme Bulls- The CVB Advisory Council has recommended to approve funding in the amount of $3,000 to be paid out of Coliseum. The event is expecting 1000 local participants, 1,000 regional participants, and $500 Out of State participants. The event is expecting 100 room nights. The funding formula showed a value of $4,150 for this event. The Lawton PRCA Xtreme Bulls is scheduled for March 31-April 1, 2023.
g. Thunder & Lightning in the Wichita’s- The CVB Advisory Council has recommended to approve funding in the amount of $200 to be paid out of Special Events and towards the Museum of the Great Plains with an additional $250 in Grow the 580 gift certificates. The event is expecting 100 local participants, 300 regional participants, and 80 out of state participants. The event is expecting 600 room nights. The funding formula showed a value of $7,300 for this event. The Thunder & Lightning in the Wichita’s is scheduled for April 27-30, 2023.
h. Fires Symposium hosted by the ADA Association & US FA Association- The CVB Advisory Council has recommended to approve funding in the amount of $7,500 to be paid out of Special Events. The event is expecting 30 local participants, 20 Regional participants, 300 Out of State participants, and 100 International visitors. The event is expecting 500 room nights. the funding formula showed a value of $7,300 for this event. The Fires Symposium hosted by the ADA Association & US FA Association is scheduled for May 1-4, 2023.

VI. Business

a. Consider acceptance of the 2023/2024 Nominating Committee Slate.

VII. New Business

VIII. Adjourn

March 6, 2023 at 4:00 PM - Board of Directors Meeting

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