Public Meeting Agenda: October 23, 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 - Dustin Hilliary

IV.b. CEO/President's Report - Taron Epps

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

IV.d. Financial Report - Austin Rabon

V. Consent Agenda

V.a. Consider acceptance of the October 2, 2023 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes.

V.b. Consider acceptance of the September 2023 Membership Report.

V.c. Consider acceptance of the August 2023 Financials Report.

V.d.

d. Gospel Concert “The Encounter” Featuring Wess Morgan- The CVB Advisory Council has recommended approving funding in the amount of $10 per verifiable room night to be paid out of Arts and Attraction made payable to made payable to Charles Ellington. The event is expecting 25 local participants, 30 regional participants, and 5 out of state participants. The event is expecting 9 room nights. The funding formula showed a value of $1,390 for this event. Gospel Concert “The Encounter” Featuring Wess Morgan is scheduled to take place on October 28, 2023.
e. Lawton Great Plains Invitational- The CVB Advisory Council has recommended approving funding in the amount of $3,210 to be paid out of the Coliseum made payable to the Great Plains Coliseum. The event is expecting 2,000 local participants, 2,500 regional participants, and 250 out-of-state participants. The event is expecting 96 room nights. The funding formula showed a value of $2,710 for this event. The Lawton Great Plains Invitational is scheduled to take place on December 7-9, 2023.

VI. Business
a. Consider or take action on establishing a Finance Committee.

VII. New Business

VIII. Adjourn

October 23, 2023 at 4:00 PM - Board of Directors Meeting