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Sherry Sweeney, who introduced herself at the meeting as vice president of the local Chamber of Commerce (as stated in the meeting), described the parade’s history and operations. She said the parade is in its 64th year, typically draws about 80 entered boats and many additional decorated vessels, and holds skipper meetings, sponsor activities and an awards brunch at South Shore Harbor Resort. Sweeney said parade registrations have an entry fee (quoted at $75) and that the host hotel and ballroom functions generate food-and-beverage and meeting-space business during the weekend.

Committee members raised questions about whether the event produces measurable \"heads and beds\" impacts in League City lodging because organizers had not previously established room blocks or an agreed tracking mechanism. Several members said they wanted the parade organizers to include guest-room and lodging tracking in future requests so the committee can document the hot funds’ return on investment.

Committee member Tisha Patel moved to approve $3,000 in hot-fund support and $1,000 in in-kind marketing; Jacob Pratt seconded the motion. The chair declared the motion carried; the meeting transcript does not contain a roll-call tally by name but indicates the motion passed. Committee members directed staff to require — as part of future grant reporting or conditional final payment — a plan and mechanism to document lodging and visitor impact (for example, room blocks, registrant surveys or QR-code tracking) before additional hot-fund awards are paid.

The committee discussion noted historical sponsor levels in nearby cities (examples cited in the meeting: Kemah $7,500; Nassau Bay $4,000; Seabrook $2,000; Clear Lake Shores $2,000; Webster $3,000–4,000) and that League City had previously contributed larger amounts when combined with city council donations. At the meeting the committee approved a $3,000 cash contribution and $1,000 of staff marketing time; Sweeney accepted the committee's condition to document tracking steps for next year.

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Sarah Osborne, communications, community engagement and cultural affairs for the city of League City, told the committee that three artists in residency have each completed initial free community classes as required by their agreements and that the residency pilot — currently nine months — is likely to be extended to a year. She said the program requires each artist to teach three free classes; examples cited included fish-printing for summer camp and portrait drawing at the library.

Osborne provided updates on public-art installations. A water tank mural at the Sportsplex is expected to be finished by the end of the month and five traffic boxes painted under the program are due by Sept. 30; one traffic-box mural near Walker Street at Victory Lakes had been completed. She also said artist Adam Sosie began pressure washing and staging work on a Masonic Lodge mural intended to visually connect the building to nearby Lee Park; Osborne said the mural would include bee imagery and other park-friendly motifs and be completed in time for Harvest Fest.

Osborne said a portion of the program funding comes from hot-fund allocations, noting that the committee has $100,000 in hot funds and that some of those dollars support murals and traffic-box painting. She also said other traffic-fund dollars are used in combination with hot funds for some pieces.

No formal action or funding vote on the art projects occurred at the meeting; Osborne said she would remind the committee of the artist-in-residency open house on Oct. 17 at the Gerardi House in Heritage Park.

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Stephanie Pope, listed in the meeting roll call as League City CVV, told the committee that more than 1,000,000 visitors are expected in the region and that the event could drive more than $1,500,000,000 in tourism spending. She said Houston will host seven matches and that final team announcements and base-camp confirmations are expected after the qualifying rounds in the spring.

The plan prioritizes three areas: visitor readiness and hospitality training; a regional inventory of hotels, meeting spaces, restaurants and suppliers; and a marketing program centered on a Bay Area landing page and fan guide. Pope said BayHEP (the Bay Area group referenced in the meeting) has taken the lead on compiling the inventory and that League City will run a landing page and coordinate digital content with a contracted agency.

Pope urged close collaboration with Space Center Houston — which she said is being used by Houston’s official campaign — and with local chambers and the Bay Area tourism committee to promote “next stop after Mission Control” messaging. She said the landing page and marketing materials will aim to provide itineraries, translations and maps so visitors can easily find hotels, watch-party venues and attractions.

Committee members pressed for clearer lines of communication with Houston host organizations. Tisha Patel (listed in roll call as Tisha Patel, Fairfield) said the flow of information from Houston First and the regional host committee felt slow to local stakeholders. Jose Miranda, identified in roll call as South Shore Harbor Resort, said his property is already planning event space and staffing but noted a lack of concrete data shared by the Houston host committee.

Pope said the volunteer application process and RFP opportunities are open through the World Cup Houston site and encouraged local businesses to register as vendors. She recommended creating a soccer task force combining BayHEP, Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and other partners to assign tasks and responsibilities.

Committee members suggested the city and event organizers build tracking and hospitality tools now — for example, room-block registration or QR-based tracking for registrants — so future grant or hot-fund requests can demonstrate concrete heads-and-beds impact. Pope said those tracking details are part of ongoing planning with partner organizations.

The committee did not take formal action on World Cup funding or contracts during the meeting. Pope said she will continue work on the landing page, hospitality inventory and regional collaboration and will return with updates.

For context, the committee discussed other regional events that may overlap with World Cup planning, including Fleet Week and local fall festivals, and noted the Bay Area Houston CVB organization is undergoing staffing and governance changes that complicate a single regional point of contact.

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