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>> Okay. Even without Matthew. >> Yay. >> Okay. >> You guys just need to >> Okay. So, we can approve the minutes. Uh, so we have the regular minutes of 428 and the subcommittee meeting of 525 26.
And just so everybody was aware, the day that we were having the meeting that we couldn't make um a forum, uh that's when we decided to have this miring because there's things that we need to vote. So that way we kind of uh change the date and that's one of the reasons that they
were asking. I think after this one we should come back to the regular schedule meetings. So we all have organized here. >> I uh motion to approve the meeting minutes from May 27th. >> I'm second.
Anybody in favor? >> I >> and then the sub commmittee can we reviewed them the other day. is torch and we are approving the minutes. We already approved the first ones. Uh so we're going in the process
of approving the September. >> Do we have to approve subcommittee minutes minutes? >> Yeah. >> Anybody want to do the motion? >> I will also motion to approve subcommittee meeting minutes. I said
>> there is the budget review. was the 9859. >> I don't think it was before >> the first line. >> I can't today. >> Yeah.
Not on deport number it went down to from 6,000 to less than 100 bucks. So yeah. >> No, no, no. That >> sorry 901. Sorry. >> What was spent? >> I'm not sure what that is.
>> Okay. One thing of the budget that we discussed on the last meeting was to that we have for the network events um 2,495 and I think that we still missing to get
the invoice and the W9 from what's the name of it? >> Um >> where we did the last event? I don't remember. Yeah she >> Yeah,
>> you say chalice. >> Um, she's I thought she sent me the invoice and I thought, but I fored it. >> Okay. Because I think that's what is missing from here. So, we'll have four more events that I think one of the things on the last meets that we did is to approve the places and everything. So
that way we kind of organize and see if we're going to do it in conjunction with the ch of coms. >> So the $98 it looks to be an expense from Facebook ad for small business boot camp.
>> Oh okay. >> That's from last year. We haven't run anything for this year. What is the budget year? Um the makeup >> it could be because the book came in September. So it may have been build
like you know the first week of October or something. >> I think so because it's a credit card. Yeah. So it hits late. That's what happens. >> Yeah. Cuz it shows for Facebook. >> That's what it called me. >> Okay. Um, and then you wanted me to check if
they've paid out that latest social. >> Yeah, it's because we were looking into to see how many more can we do until September. So, based on where we spoke last time, it's supposed to be 2,000. So, we'll have four more and I think on
the mittens we put certain options. >> How much is the payment to >> 500? 500. >> Yeah. But right now I only see a charge for a bomb belong. >> Okay.
>> I will double check for finance. See if we receive. >> But as far as you guys know, we have it. She's sending me the invoice now. Oh, >> okay. >> If you for me, I'll make sure that Okay. >> Okay. So, looks like on the budget side,
we have $2,000 left there. So we have we have put uh I mean if you guys have any other options we have put dominos pamper chef el no and can grill >> from marketing miscellaneous >> from the >> no the networking business
the 2000 >> and that will take us through the whole year and the budget so I don't know if you guys have other options or stuff like that. We thought that it was dominite that we don't spend a lot of time
>> pumper check because we haven't done anything in a long time in Noria. We haven't done nothing that I'm aware of uh and goodwill in a long time. >> Okay, that's fair. >> Obviously, it depends of them if they want to do it, but yeah.
>> Um I like the idea of the medical. Doesn't seem like a bad idea, I guess. >> They serve wine. We We're thinking that it was the place that it has alcohol because we wanted to do it at the new Shawarma place. >> Yeah. >> But they don't serve anything.
>> Yeah. Yeah. The whole tough. >> Yeah. Okay. >> I visit them today and I told them to do the rebound coding and stuff like that. They're going to send an email to uh Isabella. Okay. >> I give them their contact so they can schedule that. Cool.
means. All right, cool. So, how many do we have left of those networking socials? Is it just the one that we have scheduled and then we would have >> So, that we would be left at what after that, right? And then >> 2,000 close to 20,000
>> or it's 2,000 now with the minus 500 from Trolls, right? That's not >> correct. So that would be for events >> and then what we're saying now I'm saying with this other one from Dominico or let's say so we end up at 1500 right and then the rest of it was for the boot camp and all that stuff that we
discussed last meeting right I just don't recall what we did last meeting >> so we were saying that on the $2,000 less budget >> we'll have 500 for each of these other four restaurants and Cancun Grill >> okay >> and we will have to define the date so
we all know when that this will be and if we want to do it that we should do it together with the >> the chamber >> chamber of commerce and see their schedule >> the chamber is doing one a month so >> yes that way $1,000 to each of those places and and we just
>> and that's starting in June or July >> I think we talked about it I don't remember I think it was because we were so close on the time I don't remember it was >> we had to spend by September so September August July June yes starting this month >> yeah that's why this But don't we have some that we wanted
some funds in that was for the >> the marketing the marketing dollars like the ad spend. Um some of it was coming uh from was it from there or from marketing miscellaneous. >> I just want to make sure that the that final event nothing's coming from that
>> the chella the the chella's uh networker for the boot camp is already approved and allocated out of seminar. >> Perfect. >> So so that's so that's done. Okay. But we do have an ad spend that comes out of I forget if it's I think it's marketing
miscellaneous if I'm not mistaken. >> Okay. Okay. Yeah. So then we're good. >> So we should be good. >> So that works out. Yeah. >> Okay. Cool. >> We just have to kind of decide the dates now. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. Yeah. And I think we just need to coordinate a little bit with the chamber. That's the only issue is that it's kind of >> trying to figure out what works with them as well. I know that they usually
shoot for Wednesdays and it's usually the third or the fourth of the month. Wednesday is what the chamber usually goes for >> because the meetings are always on the uh second Wednesday. >> So you can kind of play it off of that.
>> So let me see maybe talk to the different restaurants cuz I can't do it on a busy day. >> It'll be but Tuesday or Wednesday probably. >> Yeah, correct. Correct. I think we have always done it like what like Tuesdays
or Wednesdays? It's on Tuesday, Wednesdays or Thursdays. It's done all over the place. Yeah. >> Yeah. I was like, right now I think the chamber is shooting for Wednesdays for whatever reason. They're trying to make that like their >> day their day. >> That's fine. It's fine. >> Yeah. And for business, Wednesdays and Mondays are usually
>> the the low days. >> Okay. So, maybe we can >> Tuesday. Tuesday is better. >> Tuesday is better. >> Oh, for Mexican restaurant. >> You're not a Mexican restaurant. I bet you Tuesday is hard. So, what I'm thinking maybe if if there's a way that we can maybe set up a
motion that we can sort of get prepared to sort of follow along with the chamber if that's like something we can do because I because the meeting is this Wednesday, the chamber lunchon, right? So, I'm going to be there with Ray and all that stuff and we're probably going to have the little board meeting after going to bring it up then what the easy wants to do and then
we want to participate again with the chamber, you know, more heavily with this and, you know, to make sure that the businesses can get that >> um catering check and all that good stuff. Um, okay. >> I just want to make sure we put something in motion here that we're at least
>> we're not held up because of XYZ. >> The problem is we don't have another meeting until July. We can't check if we don't approve something. >> We can always do the check after the fact. I want to at least get us in a position where we can say, "Oh, we're following along with the chamber." And then I can tell these people, "Oh, I can get you're going to get your check and
just give me x amount of weeks, you know, give me a couple weeks for a meeting and then you can get it." You know what I mean? want to be able to do that. >> And and so the motion will be that when you have the meeting, you you decide the dates with the Chamber of Commerce and that's it. >> Yeah, pretty much.
>> I think that's the motion or not. Yes. >> And it's for the next three four >> June, July, August, September. >> Okay. >> And the September one needs to be earlier in the month because we're going to have the networker at the end of the month at Chella's for the for the boot camp. >> Correct. Okay. And June has to be now
>> and June has to be ASAP before it's a ghost town. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Okay. So June, July, August, September. >> Okay. Um I'm trying to think how the motion would be formatted. Um
here I'm thinking maybe it would be a motion to follow along >> to align ourselves with the uh Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce networking schedule. Beautiful. >> And make recommendations. And make
recommendations for the networking venue. >> Perfect. Does anybody want to second that motion? >> I'll second repeat. I motion I motion uh for the economic
development committee to align ourselves with the networking schedule set by the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce provided they listen and consider our networking location recommendation venue
venue recommendations and uh include us on their joint marketing still even more. >> Cool. All in favor? >> Cool. Thank you, Roman. Okay, cool. And then I'll talk to Ray on
Wednesday after the meeting and I'll let him know what our plan is, the kind of places we have in mind. So, let me just make sure. So, we had Dominico's, we said uh which is Gabriel. What was the other place? Did you say
the other one >> and Pampered Chef? >> Yeah, I got that one. >> Cancun. >> You have it on the other side. >> I I don't want like mean to throw a monkey wrench, but like have we ever approached Anony's? Is Anthony like I don't think we've ever done anything at Anony's >> Anony's Pizza. Want to put on the back
for No. >> I I feel like we've approached No, and they've said no. That's what I'm thinking. >> Yeah, they they have not taken us up on it. >> Okay. But >> put Anony's asb. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah, I got it there. You have your head on the list on the back as well. >> Perfect. >> Can you tell me again? Pepper.
>> Pepper chef in Novio Dominos Cancun and Anony's cold fired as a backup like whoever says no. >> The other one which I don't think that it could be if they're corporate is >> Anony's is corporate too. >> Yeah.
>> I mean I don't know how those places work. They're owner operative or what? Yeah, they're corporate. >> I think the manager is already Yeah. No. Yeah. Anony's does like uh sponsor nights all the time for histo group. I'm sure. Yeah. I just don't think we've
ever approached them. >> Yeah. All righty. Cool. Cool beans. Cool beans. So, that was the budget, but it also was kind of new business A. So, we're good there. So, I'll just jump over to 7A. I know this is just a little reminder, just a something you should do
is revisit that BTR YouTube some point. I don't really know. I know we all talked. I think it's like that Danny Angel guy that we kind of need to talk to. I don't really know how we can >> We talked about it last week. >> Yeah. >> And we supposed to get information from >> This is what Isabella left. >> Uh for the BTR YouTube video, Danny
plans to create several how-to videos for the ET track once they finalize a number of important software updates. They anticipate producing the videos at the start of the BTR renewal season in July. The videos are estimated at $500 to produce, and there are no allocated
funds for this project. There are some funds in the social media budget, but if the EDC can assist with funding and producing a how-to video for the BTR renewals, that could work. Ideally, this project would be done this fiscal year in time for the July renewals.
>> Okay, >> that's convenient. >> Say it. Just going to say it now. How convenient that there's no budget allocated for this project, but EDC can do it. >> I I think it was more not necessarily to
make funds. It was to let them know that it was wrong because your website and your website is very wrong. >> What did like you guys? >> I'll tell you. I'll I'll no the like in looking for information on applying for
a BTR license. you Google. So what happens is you Google, right? And the first hit on Google is a very clear link with the town of Miami Lakes website, but the problem is that that link is >> it's it's a it's a video that's seven years old and it and it walks you
through. It's a great video. It says click here, click here, click here, but the whole website has been redone and none of those buttons exist anymore. And if you go to the website directly and you search BTR, nothing useful comes up. It's all like it just sends you into rabbit holes of information. There's
nowhere to click on the website nowadays to apply for the BTR license. So, um, so that was what we were pointing out like, hey, you know, this needs to be fixed and now they just they basically just took a problem and they went like this, here you want it. >> Okay,
>> but I have an IV. >> I But I guess in terms of like updating the website, it sounds like that's what the software update. >> It sounds like that's going to do that. But uh but at the same time they're saying that they don't have money to reproduce the video. I mean, you don't have to reproduce a video if you make it
follow the same path that the video already says. >> If you just fix the website to match the video, you don't have to spend any money. >> Um >> it sounds like there the social media budget is the communications department. It sounds like there are some funds
here, but if can assist with funding and producing >> for how much is $500 >> to produce totals? >> Just that video. Yes. No. >> At least take down the one that's >> they really should take down the one that's out there because it's super confusing. It's the number one hit on Google when you research when you search
YouTube or maybe >> and I have an idea. Nobody's going to like it. But it's >> it's a we can look at it as an investment. Whatever extra BTR licenses we get it, we get a percentage of >> I like that. We got to cut it to our
>> We got to cut added to our budget. >> Add it to our budget. Will it be reply to that? I also think >> I see how Danny Angel likes that. I don't think he's going to like that very much. >> I mean, a couple meetings ago, we kind of set up how we were going to use the rest of our budget, right? I don't think
we really have a lot of >> We don't have a lot of wiggle room. I wish I had that paper in front of me right now. Um >> Yeah, right. I also >> Yeah, but no, but we don't have a whole lot of wiggle room left in our budget. I don't know if we zeroed it out or not. Um, but we >> Yeah, but I know that the week when we left us was for the grocery shopping and
leftover things on certain days >> forgetting where marketing miscellaneous expenses like how because that there's a lot left in that budget. There's almost $6,000 left in that budget. I I I do know that I think there's pending from Main Street Live. >> Yes.
>> Right. I don't I think it's 1,500, right? That's pending to be charged up. Why is that taking so long? Like why does that >> They wanted to do it at the end for whatever reason. That's the way that the Grams marketing agency was doing it. They figured it was easier for them to just kind of charge it, right, Carlos? Yeah. Just charge it in one big thing at the end.
>> So, we should be seeing that reflected soon honestly. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, out of 5901 41, we take away 1,500 and we're left with $4,400. I I know I that
>> apart more. I know that for uh ad spend for the boot camp um gosh was it 1,000 or 1,500 I think it was a,000 that we allocated from that budget and I believe that motion has already been approved maybe I'll >> thousand for social ads here and then
750 for Vanessa which I'm not sure where that's coming out of >> so that the seminar budget >> okay >> that's coming out of the seminar budget a but the $1,000 for is coming out of the seminar budget, not the marketing budget.
>> 750 coming out of that. >> Exactly. So, so out of the $2,000 seminar budget, there's $1,000 going to Chalice, which is the happy hour venue, and there's 750 going to Vanity PR for her PR and social media uh management services for the day of. And then that
leaves us with 250 of incidentals. >> Gotcha. Okay. >> So, that's the spend on the seminar budget. I know that we approved, I believe it's uh that we approved $1,000 in ad spends and I want to say that that is coming out of the marketing
miscellaneous. >> Yes, I agree. >> Same thing with the $100 that was approved for Swag Dogs, which I have a point to make on that when we get to boot camp shortly. >> Gotcha. Yeah. I saw the
only little bit of money left over. So, >> we also haven't discussed Yeah. I mean, we have to discuss sponsorships or whatever, but we haven't, you know, discussed raffles, giveaways, any of that stuff that typically happens close to the event.
>> True. Yeah. I remember the sponsorship last time $4,400, but you know. Yeah. No, >> I get it. And I remember the last time the sponsorships were were sizable and very helpful and left open We don't I I don't see a lot of sponsorships coming our way this year at this time. That like last year we had
people beating down our door for sponsorships and that's not like we had like the Florida Blue people that wanted to sponsor stuff and you know that's not that hasn't been the case this year. So, if we take out the $1,000 in ad spend, that leaves us at $3,400.
And that's not taking into consideration what we're going to discuss today with Ammy Baker. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And then I just Okay cool. All right, more on order there. Good to know. That's good.
Networking business we got. All right, be wings. All right, cool. So, that's budget review. I think we're in a better spot now. We spoke about the YouTube video. We spoke about the next networking social. So, I guess now we're good for the boot camp. >> Okay. Um, sorry.
>> YouTube video. How are we going to conclude that? There's just >> Oh, that's right. Because you never actually concluded it. >> Oh. >> Um, >> Oops. >> Yeah. I mean, we don't have the $500 funds. That's what we were figuring out right now. So, we don't really I mean, there's a chance we could potentially
have it out of the marketing miscellaneous expenses, I guess. We're just not 100% sure. >> We're just not there yet. We just need to finalize some some things before September before we can commit to something like that. >> They just wanted a video by Wendy said again July.
>> I don't know why you're gonna make a video in one month, but okay. >> But okay. Um, >> so I'm just going to put the EDC is not ready to commit any funds to this right now. >> Yeah. Right. At this moment, we're not in a state really to do that because we just need to know the rest of it's going
to be allocated right now. >> Do the allegations. >> No. Okay. But his recommendation was noted. All righty. So that's the YouTube video. Next networking social like I said we talked about. All right. I think now we are good for the boot camp.
>> Okay. So boot camp. Um just quick update. Uh we did have to pivot because we had a speaker that is suddenly going to be out of town. Um, so if you take a look at the minutes from our last subcommittee, we meeting we did finalize
Milo Gonzalez from MQC >> as like our inspirational speaker. Um, so uh unfortunately Bert Leal had to drop out uh sudden travel plans. So due to the time frame, I'm just not going to search for a new fifth speaker. We're g
we're gonna give it an extend we're gonna give more time to the presenters that we have which honestly I think it's gonna be great because we have a really I think cool lineup for this year. It's mostly AI focused which I think everybody's hungry to learn. So instead of giving the speakers 20 minutes
combined with questions. We'll probably give them 20 minutes plus an additional five for questions. Um is how so we have to reshake out the agenda because I just got notified of the situation with B on Friday. Um, so we'll re reshake out the agenda, but it's going to alter slightly. We're just no longer going to
have uh Rioto at 11:40 a.m. and instead we're going to have a a final speaker with Milo. Um, as far as motions and the committee are concerned, um, two quick things. The the easy one first, the swag bags. not the last meeting, but the one
before we approved a motion for $100 spent to acquire additional swag bags. I I learned that was not enough. Uh so we only have about 30 swag bags left and um the cost of the swag bags is a little
bit more than we anticipated. So the uh what we thought would be a better move is um in ordering an additional 50 swag bags to take our total up to 80. So 30 that we have left from last year. They're not branded with a specific year
so we can reuse them. So we'll keep the 30 from last year. We'll add 50 more. And 50 more with all the fixings from VA custom print comes out to $820. We already approved a hundred. So, I would like to motion for the committee
to approve an additional $720 towards uh swag bags for the boot camp so that we can bring up our total for the for the actual day of to 80. >> How much? An additional >> an additional $720.
>> We were very short. >> We were very short. Yes. I didn't realize that we spent that much on swag bags last year. >> Yes, sir. They and that's and that's aligned with what we spent last year. They're they're it's it's about the same as what we spent last year.
>> Money not because Manny also brought up that is very expensive. It was being investigated with somebody. I don't know. >> No, he didn't quote someone else but his recommendation was because we were we last year we had produced 100 swag bags. Our goal is to have 100 participants but
realistically last year we had 60. So if we have 80 this year that would be a win. Um, so that's why he suggested incre like to purchase an additional 50. So 30 leftover plus 50 new that equals 80. >> So last year we budgeted $1,600.
>> Correct. Yeah, it was like $1,500 something. Mhm. It was a little less per bag because it was more. It was a larger quantity. Um, but it was it was about that. Yeah. How >> um where would the 720 come from? >> That would come from marketing miscellaneous.
So, that is a motion on the floor and I'm not saying that we have to get swag bags, but it is aligned with what we did last year. If we would like to table the motion to discuss the best of Miami Lakes ad spend, which I think is more pertinent before we vote on that and
things like that. I like that idea. >> So, there's an open motion. Uh, can we table the motion? >> Sure. >> Come back to it. Is that >> this will be extended discussion? Yeah. >> Okay. So, best of Miami Lakes. So, just recap since the last time that we
discussed this because it was not the last meeting. It was the meeting before. Um we're looking to use the uh boot camp as a crossromotion effort with uh the best of Miami Lakes voting uh uh voting
initiative that we have in town. Uh part of the idea that I had to number one increase our registration and number two increase awareness invest in Miami Lakes which I think is a program that people are severely underaware about is to
approve an ad spend in the Miami LER so that we can do cross-promotional ads before during and uh after the boot camp to announce the final best Miami Lakes winners. Y >> the concept is we crossromote we promote and and according to our uh
the best Miami Lakes uh the I'm sorry the Miami Laker publication schedule um they have a uh an issue on July 17th. So for the July 17th issue we would do a cross promotion ad announcing registration for the boot camp and open
nominations for best lakes. That would be ad one. The following uh issue is August 7th. We would do a nomination reminder and also announce that Best of Miami Lakes nominations are closing August 30th. Okay? So within that month,
hey, go nominate more people and nominations are closed August 30th, two issues from then. So then there's another issue August 21st, which we would do nothing on. September 4th, we would do a final registration reminder for the boot camp itself with like a QR
code or something like that. Um, and reminding people that the finalist for Best of Miami Lakes will be announced at the boot camp, which if you look at the agenda, we planned for it kind of during when we take a break uh in the in the boot camp. That's when we'll call the
speakers, we'll announce them, we'll do a whole thing. Um, and then the final ad would be October 16th. So that would be three issues after the third ad. Um on October 16th, we'll run an ad to announce the winners. Um and basically
like I'll see you at next year's uh town Miami Lakes Business Boot Camp. >> So that would be the proposed timeline. So it's four ads >> sprinkled kind of, you know, while we have the the the nominations and whatnot. um how that
ties into the nominations. We would open nominations July 15th. So, we're accepting nominations for a month and a half. We would accept nominations half the month of July and the entire month of August. Nominations
close August 30th. Okay, >> that gives us the 25 days before the boot camp, ideally obviously before to look at all the nominations, categorize them into the finalist, invite the finalist to come to the boot camp to be
recognized at the boot camp as finalists and then at the boot camp, you know, make a huge event about go vote for the finalist. So we by the time of the boot camp we should have the final nominations website go live. People attending the boot camp can vote right
then and there tell their friends etc. After that we would carry that campaign through socials right so the town picks it up from there and then uh we would announce the final winners. So the the voting for best of Miami Lakes would be from September 25th
through the first week of October or whatever we want to do. I would I would think October 1st and then we run an ad on October 16th to announce the winners. >> Um, one more thing to add. I think what we wanted to motion it was deciding the
size that we were going to use. >> H I know that you were going to ask Vanessa to see if it will fit on the one that we were saying that the lowest budget and will have more exposure. Mhm. >> Uh so to see the difference on the prices and everything and make a motion
so that way we can close and we you can do the art. >> Yep. So the options that we're looking at since we're looking at four ads, four issues. Um so we were looking at a here
we go either a third of a page or a quarter of a page vertical. Okay, which we printed them out last time, but I'll show you guys on my phone here so you can kind of see. So, this Oh, shoot.
So, this is a third of a page. No, the top one is what a third of a page looks like. The bottom one is what a quarter of a page looks like. So if we go for the quarter one, the first one on top, we'll be able to only do
>> No, the first the first one on top is a third of a page. >> Yeah. But in budget wise, moneywise, >> so moneywise for four issues, the third of a page in color is 525 an issue. So 525 time four. Somebody can do that for
me, please. I'm done. Okay. And then the quarter of a page vertical is $460* 4. >> Mhm. >> The first one. >> The first one is 2100.
>> And then the the second one 460 time 4. >> Yeah. >> Wow. You're higher. >> Good job. Your mental math capabilities are there. Okay. So 2100 versus $1,840 is the difference.
We're looking at a difference of $260. Personally, I would like to motion for the four issues at a third of a page. I think that will be much easier for Vanessa to design. We can the the answer is can we fit both? Yes, we can fit both. For a $260 difference, I would
motion that that we go with the richer option so that it's easier on the designer, it's easier on the legibility. It is a cross promotional ad. So, we're trying to get, you know, a good amount of information on one ad to give both, you know, both uh events their their
opportunity to shine. Um, so that would be my motion on that. Yeah, I think I agree with when it comes to the size just because of multiple things that we're trying to multiple >> call outs. Yeah, exactly. >> Enough real estate for each.
>> Mhm. >> Okay. >> But here's second >> 2100 2100 >> allocated >> out of the four Uhhuh. >> third page >> color >> color. Mhm. 1/3 page color ads in the
Miami Laker >> and 2100 coming from >> coming from the marketing miscellaneous budget >> marketing miscellaneous expenses. >> Are you sure about the prices? because it's I remember that we were talking
about the size and it was kind of like a difference of I don't know $600 and it was only three three >> I think because we were looking at half page because we were looking at half page options half page is like $730 an
issue but no it's right here these are the prices per issue so but but that that was that was a concession on my behalf I I was not interested in the third of a page or a quarter of a page. I I motioned for half a page or half a page vertical, but you know, we we
settled on a third of a page or a quarter of a page. So yeah, the difference between a third of a page, four issues. So prices are per issue, four issues. We were also looking at the option of a of three issues instead of four. So the difference is but but based on the timeline that we talked about at
the subcommittee meeting, it made sense to have four issues. So we're looking at four issues color at a third of a page. It's 525 an issue. That's very clear. And I don't believe that there's any kind of setup fee or anything like that.
Yeah. And to meet the deadline for the first issue that we intend to publish, which is the July 17th issue, we need to have the ad into the Laker by July 3rd. So, I think we have a a decent amount of time. >> Okay. >> Um, can you review really quick the July
17th? What are the two things you're kind of promoting? >> So July 17th, we're going to be promoting boot camp registration and open nominations for Bessimics. Both things. >> Okay. And then August 7th, nomination
reminder. >> No. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Nomination reminder >> and announce >> uh nomination reminder. Nominations are closing August 30th. Uh-huh. >> And reminder to register for boot camp if I mean if we can fit it. Uh I'm going
to let the designer determine that. But for sure the number one priority on August 7th is the nomination reminder. That's the Miami Lakes Noms close uh August 30th. >> Right. >> September what? >> September 4th. Boot camp registration reminder. Final call for boot camp
registration. And we'll put a a reminder that best of Miami Lakes finalists will be announced on the day of at live at the boot camp. >> And then for October 16th, I have announcement of best Miami Lakes winner.
>> And see you next year. Okay. So, I guess we have an open motion. We have to get a second. Wait for the 2100. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> I cannot second because I already say what I thought.
>> So, do we have a second? Um I if it's if we're debating between those two options I get the motion because I don't think that the difference is worth >> reducing the odd that's how I feel. >> Yeah. >> Cool. On favor >> I
call good there. So how much is left in the marketing? >> So we have left >> so I have a I have a account >> 47 today. >> So 2100. So we have 5901. We have the 1500 coming out of there. uh from uh the
Miami Lakes Live. >> What is it? >> So that's 591. >> I have an spreadsheet so that way we can look at it. So it was 5,900 for the miscellaneous minus the,000 for ads, social media ads
>> minus 2100. Correct. >> That's it. >> And the 1500 for Main Street and then 100 for the swag bags that we have approved right now. All coming from there. >> Correct. One left. 2,800. >> No, we have 13. I have >> I have 1300. There's 100 for this part.
>> Correct. I took out Oh, I took out. Hold on. I'm sorry. Wait. So, it's 59 >> 41,500 for Main Street Live, 21,00 $1,000 for registration ads, and 100
bucks for the swag bags. 12 12141. So with that in mind, we can return to the motion on the table, which is an additional 720. >> Yep. >> To vita the custom print to round us out at 100 swag bags.
>> And are we also planning on doing I guess social media ads as well for the boot camp? >> That's $1,000. >> Oh, that's that's that's approved right. Yep. That's $1,000. >> All right then. Yeah. So Okay. So, we just have >> really the only other spent for the boot
camp at this point would be giveaways. If we do some giveaways, if we, you know, don't have sponsors or something like that, if we can't find additional sponsors. >> Okay, cool. So, right now, the swag bang then we've got around the $3,500. >> Yep. >> Yep. So,
>> or a video. Good point. Yeah. So, there's a motion, my motion on the table. to spend 720 out of our marketing miscellaneous budget for the addition swag bags. >> Yeah. >> Additional 50 swag bags. >> Mhm. >> Okay.
So, I guess we had discussion. We had a lengthy discussion. So, all in favor we need a second. So, George second. So, then all in favor for that one. >> I >> I All right. Cool. So, then like 480 left. So, that's
>> 481. >> Yeah. So then 820 is what we're spending in total for those swag bags. >> 820. That's correct. >> 720. >> No, 720 additional. We had 100 already approved. >> Yeah. So I can on top of what we had. Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> 820 total. Okay. >> Okay. And now these 481 41. Okay. Right. I think it's probably best to kind of leave that there. >> Leave it there. No more no more spending.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I I want to add something. I I spoke the last meeting about it for the next year. Not this year, this year with this gone. But um for next year like to see we can
work on things that you know because I was talking about what are the things that we do for economic to help out and stuff like that and she brought a good point with me that vision and mission and stuff like that and I was like okay but what can we really do the only thing
that so far and we're here to discuss that we can do probably is to allocate a big amount of money in here like the 10,000 that we have before. I'm not saying 10,000. I'm saying whatever amount we say is to kind of select certain businesses that need help with
social media and help them out with not social media, I'm sorry, marketing. Okay. So, let's say, okay, how do put somebody hire somebody that is going to teach them and show them the results on a month's period, let's say, or three months. Okay. So, we hire somebody that
is going to give 20 businesses the opportunity to, okay, this is how you do it. This is you know if if that if they want to continue on hire them after that is their problem but we give them let's say three months or a month of social of uh marketing strateggeries phone
advertising a little bit of a spend on ads so they can see the potential because there is many businesses in Miami leagues that they still outdated that they have not been able to figure it out how to do it all the strategies and stuff like that. So that way those
are able to uh thrive a little bit better. That way I think we do kind of another impact or the other thing that I put in in in on the table is like how can we make other stuff that it will be more beneficial for the
business. How do we market the town? How do we do other stuff that it will benefit the businesses to bring more people to the town? Uh because remember I was big on saying that we needed money on $100,000 to grow marketing for the
town. We already know that that was not possible etc. >> But we can maybe start doing a little impact on each of the businesses and stuff like that. So if you guys can bring ideas and stuff like that for the next year. So next year we can figure something
uh better because for example all the money that we're spending on the se seminar is great but it doesn't really benefit the businesses and all of that. I kind of try to bring more businesses to to to to the town but at the same time helping
the ones that are currently only learning on the AI but see if we can do more impactful results my point for next year's project to kind of think on ideas like that we already talk about the events to bring people and stuff like that but that
requires a lot of manpower it requires a lot of hours like it required a lot of things we may be able to hire certain people to do those type of things that it will help the businesses up there their websites or stuff like that and we have a lot of resources already that
they can probably hire or or stuff like that more now within AI like giving you an example uh there is a company I visited in in Chicago in the show um for $100 they run
you all your ads and and and and you see everything how the money is spent when it's not working and it changed the whole structure immediately. Uh those are funds that we can probably allocate to them and they're giving you $100 to try it out. So the first the first money
is free if we tell them okay we're going to give you 20 just to give you but like that there could be other ideas I think we can put on the table so we help businesses succeed a little bit more and that's my comment regarding the budget and what we have done so far. At this
point, have budgets been allocated for the next fiscal year already? >> Yeah, I don't know if you guys attended um here's a copy of what you guys submitted, by the way, if you guys want a copy of it. Um but pretty much council made the decision that all committees are going to stay flat. There is no
increase to anything. >> Okay. >> Um so I guess if you guys want to like allocate into different bucket items, you can. But there you go. >> I'm good. I wrote it. >> No problem. >> Let's be honest. >> We want to make sure that you are that you wrote it.
>> Yeah, >> I know. We saw it bullet points and then judging you made it nice and honest. It made it made it readable, legible instead of just bullet points. >> Yes, we got >> Cool. Cool. We'll see everything.
>> Yeah. Yeah. We're pretty much done. The last thing was was this. >> Oh, did you hear that, Matt? >> What's that? the Chamber of Commerce. >> Oh, yeah. Can y >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I got it. I got it. Post it. >> Post it up. I got to put it up. Yeah.
It's on the >> um I I mean, we're just having open discussion. I agree with, you know, I I always wish that there was more that we could do um without because my thing is, yeah, we can put on a million more events, but
who's going to do them? Um I I think if we were to be in a position where we're giving people money, then that probably means that we have some kind of competitive submitt process like a brand >> avoid any kind of >> Right. Right. Like we can't we can't be,
you know, favoritis, you know, favorites here or there. Like it has to be like a fair submission process, you know, request process, etc. I don't know. >> And maybe the ones that need it, >> right? >> Yeah. That's why we don't have to have a whole created
xyz. >> I don't know if you have in mind like because it sounds like you might already have an idea if you have in mind of like who would we would pay to help them or what because I mean and I'm it's not because I don't want to. I'm just being
realistic. Our entire budget is $13,000. You know, I mean we we have certain things that we're accustomed to doing that I think are of value. We don't need to run ads in the Laker next year again. But I'm just saying like, you know, if we if we if we'd rather try something different rather than, for example, do
the boot camp. Although, how does that work? Because now the boot camp is already in the >> adjust lineup. We can adjust line items. >> That's what I was saying, right? We can do things and adjust and change. >> I I I just want to put out there depending on how the boot camp goes this year, >> I don't think it necessarily needs to be a permanent fixture of the committee. If
we want to play with it for next year and allocate those funds somewhere else, >> I think is needed. I think is good for the society. >> The problem just the attendance, >> you know, right? Like cost versus benefit, right? And um and and not only
that, but Okay, so you met this amazing app in Chicago that for a hundred bucks changes your business marketing. That sounds really cool, but how many things can we actually achieve with a couple hundred? I feel like to get real results like we need more money. >> No, no, that was just an example of the money. >> Uhhuh.
>> Right. But no, obviously that will not work to just put somebody to just work on that because they're not probably the people that we're trying to help not even understand right what what they're saying right and what I have and and you know I use a couple of different I use Vanessa I use other Dominican Republic
these are new things that they have putting in front of me right this this company and another company that is doing something in the businesses that we have in Miami cent district where they go over your whole presence online right and they tell you, "Okay, you need your trip advisor, your job, your
Google, your all of this, blah blah blah blah blah. This is how can we help you structure this?" And they take like a month on it, not too expensive, $400 a month and stuff like that. So I think that there is room that we can kind of help those businesses with little budget
so they see a little bit what the results that that that brings and then they can continue hire whoever we decided to to to do with uh and as there is many resources now >> more than I think even even the $4,000
that we're about to spend on the networking events >> like we need to do that many right >> the same people that the events That's true. >> Um, are we really making a difference? >> Are the events are going to be done anyway by the chamber? You know, I understand that we're helping and but
maybe we can take on our own thing >> and and you know do a little bit of what he's saying and put >> it's just an idea. is like trying to see how can we make you know and if there is more ads expand to promote businesses in Miami there's more people come
>> which is I think what we want >> and and that was the only idea because we can probably I mean at least >> that's something that's something that we can that's actually easier you make a great point is if we were to take let's say if we were only to do instead of a
monthly networking event with the chamber if we were to go back to or a quarterly system, right? Or maybe we scrap the networking events alto together, and we take that budget that we have for uh for for networkers, which is $3,000, and we do a grand for I don't
know, $1,000 in ad spend to three businesses in the town. >> I've said at least three businesses that you could say >> correct. Quantify it. >> Yeah. Mhm. >> So like that just thinking how can we
because I I I you know I I've been trying to see is like how like you know the business that I told you that I visit today unfortunately their time is counted and it's not bad it's good you know they have everything
they've been they have invest money on it and that way is going to be bad reputation for my analytics because continue businesses closing is not help. No, >> that's just an idea. >> No, I think it's a good idea. That's a fair point
>> that we don't have to do much neither because we're going to hire somebody that is going to help them and hand in the hands and and the and that company all different companies have to kind of present hey this is what I can do to the businesses this is where is their
interest because that's what also the benefits will pay a smaller fee than what they regularly probably charge the customer because we're bringing them 10 20 businesses that they going to be able to help and they probably going to be able to keep those accounts if they show
their >> they say yeah >> if they show their sense >> is that I mean we're not going to figure it out today whoever we would hire to execute and train those grant winners on behalf of the EDC I I find it hard to believe that they
would do it for a couple hundred bucks proon >> right exactly I mean if we can find somebody to do a proono great maybe we can kind of reverse engineer that that Maybe there's a few marketing consultants in town that for for them to
get promoted by us, they would do that proono work, you know, for free. And, you know, we we find three of them, right? One for each winner, something to that effect. The other thing that I'm thinking of, again, depending on how how what we want to do with the with the
boot camp for next year is um if we want to put more of the boot camp effort behind just making uh the best of Miami Lakes the size that it should be. I think the best Miami Lakes is a really
cool program. trademark keystone event of the >> and it's like nothing which is the only reason why I've just roped it into the boot camp because that was already on the agenda for this year. But if we want to just focus on that entirely next year and give that the attention that it really deserves and make that make that
an event of its own, I'm super down for that. >> Yeah, >> I like that too. >> Yeah, >> it's not a bad idea. >> So, okay, cool. >> Cool. >> Yes. things to think about, think about for the next year because it's going to come up soon that we have to talk about the next fiscal year, the next budget, all that good stuff. But okay, cool.
Yeah, makes sense. All righty. Cool. And then we already know how the council, I guess, decided. So, the budget report, you guys have it there, but everything's going to be the same. So, >> all right, cool. That's all I got there. In terms of announcements, the niece got us covered. The chamber of lunchon is canceled this week. So, everybody,
you're you're good there. You don't have to worry about that. >> Thank you. Is it canceled just because of summer or no? It's the same day as the mass of Mary calling. >> Oh >> yeah. >> Cool. Okay. So, we're good there. So, I'm going to make a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. Go on the