MCC Adams Task Force

Meeting: October 27, 2005, 11:30 am

Judge Welsh Room

Present: Acting Assistant Town Manager/Grant Administrator Michelle Jarusiewicz, Paul DeRuyter, Ellen Burbank/PMPM, Hunter O’Hanian/FAWC, Alix Ritchie/Banner & EDC, Judy Cicero/Chamber, Lynne Davies/VSB, Steve Melamed/EDC, Bill Dougal/EDC, Administrative Director of Tourism Bill Schneider, Cherie Mittenthal/Castle Hill, Chris McCarthy/PAAM, Elizabeth Bridgewater/CDC, Terry Rozo, Chris Pappas, Thanassi Kliopulos/EDC, PTV.

Celebrate PAAM!

Participant list: As of today, 101 participants registered. Need to know which ones will be open – list circulated and many identified as open, others require follow-up phone call. Final list to be given to Lynne Davies to be incorporated into map/flyer.

Map/flyer: to be 81/2” x 14” to include cut off with visitor info for raffle. Elizabeth Bridgewater to give Lynne language, include reminders about Monument Lighting and Holly Folly. Michelle Jarusiewicz to bring to printer.

Web listing: Lynne Davies to coordinate with Chris McCarthy.

Baskets: organize raffle baskets, including follow up phone calls etc to actually gather all gift certificates, at stuffing party [Judy Cicero]

PR: Banner will have special insert; Chris McCarthy did interview with Business Weekly, Elizabeth Bridgewater will do radio spot on 11/4 9:30 am to air on 11/8/05 –interview Chris McCarthy and others; PAAM conducting press conference 11/8 from 10:00 – 2:00; send e-mail to MCC.

Instructions for participating businesses: Elizabeth Bridgewater to draft, include reminders about Monument Lighting and Holly Folly.

Assembly: stuffing party at FAWC, Thursday 11/3 at 1:00pm in the Common Room [see Amy], to be followed by delivery if possible.

Signs: is it possible to put up directional signs – PAAM with arrow?

During event: additional maps, stickies available at the Chamber of Commerce.

Follow-up: possible to include self-addressed envelope with short survey for businesses? TF delivery people can also ask few questions at time of delivery such as “Are you open specially for Celebrate PAAM or were you going to be open any way?”

Chris Pappas, Open the Door/Access the World:

Have contacted and/or met with many individuals and organizations and will continue to do so over the next 2 weeks including outside organizations. Everyone agrees need to work together, need to streamline, need to educate businesses about the benefits of collaboration, so far no desire for another membership organization, rather get existing to work together. Expect to continue evaluations and have draft report with recommendations and options by end of November - beginning of December. Present draft at 12/7 meeting. Discussion followed about what type of presentation [and when] should be done with the broader community. Discussion about goal is to get objective recommendations and options and that everyone should leave turf at the door.

Streetscapes: Streetprint presentation: Vendor available to make presentation to interested parties on asphalt option – some thought it may be premature until we are discussing entire project, others thought might generate food for thought. Acting Assistant Town Manager to e-mail potential dates and gage response.

Community Forum: State Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development will be hosting a community forum in Provincetown Town Hall on Monday, November 21, 2005, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm to be followed by site visits in the afternoon. Purpose of meeting is for the State to obtain public input from everyone about the importance of tourism, art, and cultural development, to identify needs, etc. The EDC is coordinating with staff and VSB presentations and outreach. Very important to have a good turn out.

Sample logo that the town must use on documents related to the MCC grant: