PROVINCETOWN BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE

Meeting Minutes 10/3/01

The meeting was called to order at 11:07am. by James Mack.

Present: LouAnn, James, Robin, Mary Ann, and Gerry

Old Business:

* 9/12/01 minutes were accepted with one change. The bequest mentioned as the Visitors' Service Board's was really the Ryder Family's bequest.

* James welcomed Mary Ann Powers as our new BC member.

* Bas-relief (Town Green) Project

• James reported that Martha from Paysage had no problem with any of the changes

to the plan the BC asked for after the 9/12/01 open BC Meeting. She did repeat

that the concrete sidewalk would look better but understood the need for brick.

She will get back to James with any questions. Martha said that Michele would

have to sign off on the changes and any new requests.

• James reported that Jeff Perry said the Project has been bumped from the DPW's

fall work schedule as the pumping-station fire has taken top priority. James tried

to confirm this news with David at the DPW. Getting no response, he called

Sandy at the DPW who confirmed saying that this project and the Winthrop

Cemetery Project would be moved to the spring. The BC asked James to call

Keith Bergman to explore the possibility of getting an outside landscaper.

• Gerry reported that she phoned Mark Silva of the Portuguese Festival Committee

leaving a message that the BC didn't think that the 20' loss in frontage space

would be a problem as their tents could be reconfigured. Mark left a message

stating that the BC had to do what it had to do. A motion was made and seconded

to have a small mylar copy of the landscaping plan to send to Mark so that he

could better visualize that the tents will fit in the re-landscaped space.

• James read a letter from the PM&PM (Monument Fdn.) asking the BC to attend

their next Executive Board Meeting on 10/12 at 10:00ani. to answer some further

questions. As James cannot attend, Robin and Gerry will.

* Bike Racks-still trying to find the best place for the three lO' long bike racks, Lou Ann will try again to find out who owns the circle land by the breakwater, the West Street Parking lot will be checked out, and the remaining space will be discussed at a later meeting.

New Business:

Watering Problem - Robin received a complaint from a townsperson for not watering plants and shrubs this summer. She suggested that instead of doing a draft letter to the DPW withdrawing the BC's commitment to watering plants, we hire a watering person out of the Committee's funds since the DPW will not do the job. The BC asked Robin to draw up a plan for the amount of hours and money needed to do the job. The possibility of a grant was discussed.

The next BC meeting will be held 11/7 at I 1:00a.m. or sooner if needed.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:1O p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Gerry Brennan, Secretary