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City of Fort Bragg
Meeting Minutes
Visit Fort Bragg
3:30 PM Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street
and Via Video Conference
Monday, June 15, 2026
SPECIAL MEETING
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Chair Albin-Smith called the meeting to order at 3:30 PM.
ROLL CALL
City Staff Present: City Manager Isaac Whippy, Senior Administrative Analyst Cristal Munoz, Administrative Assistant Stephanie Remington, and Public Experience Liaison Adelaide La Torre Noting the arrival of Scott Schneider at 3:33 PM, and the remote attendance of Barb Bruce per Government Code 54953.8.3.
Tess Albin-Smith, Lindy Peters, Jon Glidewell , Stathi Pappas , Barbara Bruce, Ryan Ballou and Scott Schneider1
Present: 7 -
Absent: 1 - Sabine Hahnbueck
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
None.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
None.
3. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
3A. 26-285 Discussion about Visit Fort Bragg Future Structure, Funding, and Strategic Direction and Make Recommendation to the City Council
06152026 Staff Report VFB Strategic Direction
Att 1 - VFB_Strategic_Marketing_Plan
Att 2 - VFB Bylaws 2022
Attachments:
City Manager Isaac Whippy presented a report on the Visit Fort Bragg organization and history/budgeting. Council member Jon Glidewell presented a report discussing the potential future structure and strategy of Visit Fort Bragg, stating his support for a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO). City Manager Isaac Whippy opened the topic for wider discussion among the committee, with several questions posed for brainstorming.
Public Comment: Shelly Green, Jamie Peters, Paul Clark, and Jacob Patterson.
Discussion: Committee members discussed budgeting, Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), and the rationale for the founding of Visit Fort Bragg. City Manager Isaac Whippy was directed by City of Fort Bragg Page 1 Printed on 8/7/2026
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Council members to send the posed questions as a survey out to committee members that will inform decisions made by City Council. Committee members requested the discussion of the future structure of Visit Fort Bragg to continue at the next scheduled.
4. MATTERS FROM COMMITTEE / STAFF
Cristal Munoz presented information on The Dog Days of Summer, an event with Overtime Brewing to be held June 27th.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Albin-Smith adjourned the meeting at 5:00 PM.
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