Director: hiring now allowed; recording‑studio project expected to reach board in November

The director told the board that the agency has been allowed to advertise vacant positions after a period of being short‑staffed, and that staff have been covering additional duties in the interim. "The best news that I can pass today is we've been allowed to now advertise our positions," the director said.

Staff also reported facility work: spalling repair on the agency building is complete though mural touchups remain. A proposed recording studio is slated to be advertised for bidding around Sept. 21–23; staff said the earliest the board could see it would be the Nov. 18 meeting and the CRA would consider it Dec. 18, with an estimated six months of construction after approval. The director noted a recent decline in sales and visitation in the report's metrics and said staff expect the next monthly report to show a fall off for the current month.