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TIRZ #2 board hires Brailsford & Dunlavey for a $49,840 sports tourism market study
In January 2020 the East Gateway TIRZ #2 board accepted Brailsford & Dunlavey's final East Gateway Initiative study, which found the area needed a "demand driver," and heard staff lean toward sports tourism. On February 20 the board unanimously approved a Phase 1 market validation study by the same firm, not to exceed $49,840, covering the sports tourism market in Amarillo and the region.[1][2]
Andrew FreemanJared MillerLaura Storrs
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At a January 16, 2020 special meeting the TIRZ #2 board accepted the final East Gateway Initiative study prepared by Brailsford & Dunlavey, Inc.; the Director of Planning and Development Services "noted the findings of the study, including the need of a demand driver for the area and for further studies," and "explained the leaning towards sport tourism as a demand driver." The motion, by a Potter County appointee, "passed unanimously." [1]
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On February 20, 2020 the board approved the Phase 1 market validation proposal unanimously. The minutes say the scope included two months of market analysis of "Amarillo, the region and beyond as it relates to the sport tourism market," possible tournament and event days and hotel room nights, and that "the contract amount is a not to exceed amount of $49,840." The September 17, 2020 quarterly report says the only activity that quarter was a $47,000 invoice from Brailsford and Dunlavey for the study. [2][3]
- Contract cap
- $49,840
- Invoice
- $47,000
