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Pasadena Philharmonic Orchestra <br />Cowboy Ranch <br />Retail shopping: <br />1. Pasadena Town Square Mall <br />2. Fairmont at Beltway 8 cluster <br />3. other unique stores <br />Senior Olympics <br />Handicap Olympic <br />Wheelchair basketball <br />Wings over Houston <br />Golf courses: <br />1. City of Pasadena Municipal <br />2. Baywood Country Club <br />3. Battleground (Deer Park) <br />4. Bay Forest (La Porte Municipal) <br />Little Theatres: <br />1. Pasadena Little Theatre <br />2. Deer Park Players <br />Potential Sites: <br />1. Capitan Theater (Lion King performance in Denver sole 215,000 <br />tickets and had an economic impact of $48-58 million. Also increased local <br />restaurant wait staff, out of town visitors and season ticket sales). <br />2. Pasadena Post Office <br />3. Vince Bridge Park <br />4. Santa Anna Capture site park <br />5. Local historical marker programs <br />6. El Jardin eco-tour <br />7. jogging trails <br />8. races: 10 K, bicycle, etc <br />Organization: <br />San Jacinto Area Tourism Council, a non-profit corporation will be established to <br />administer the tourism development and marketing program. Initial funding will be <br />provided out of Hotel Occupancy Tax revenues collected by the cities of South Houston, <br />Pasadena, Deer Park,. and La Porte. The Greater Houston Convention and Visitors <br />Bureau (GHCVB) has indicated a willingness to match the total local contribution up to <br />possibly $1.50,000.00.. The Board of Directors will include 15 members with each <br />community having three representatives (which includes the GHCVB). It is anticipated <br />that the mayor of each community will appoint one member that will represent the local <br />governing entity providing funds, the second member representing an interest in the <br />tourist industry itself and a third that would understand and promote tourism for the area <br />One half of the initial board will be appointed for one year and the other half for two <br />years. There after each director will serve for two years, with one half of the Board being <br />appointed each year. The Directors will serve without compensation. The Board will <br />David Pomeroy 9/19/02 6 <br />Proposa12lp <br />