Economic Development Council

Minutes

Meeting: November 9, 2005, 10 am

Judge Welsh Room           

 

Present:

Members: Chairman Steve Melamed, Thanassi Kuliopulos, Bill Dougal, Gabrielle Hanna

Staff:  Building Commissioner Douglas Taylor

Guests : Chief of Police Ted Meyer, Hersh Schwartz, Executive Director of Chamber of Commerce Candice Collins-Bodin

 

The Chair Steve Melamed called the meeting to order at 10:15 AM.

 

Steve reads through all minutes from past meetings and takes comments and opinions.

Bill Dougal made Motion to accept and finalize all minutes

Thanassi Second

4-0 in favor

 

Members agree to keep the Role Definition of the EDC as a work in progress

 

5-year plan for tourism tying in all various CS based groups, including but not limited to, CC, PPG, ECO, Gov, VSP, EDC, Cultural

 

1.         VSB/Tourism

 

Community Strategic Tourism Plan
 
           

 

 

                                                         

                                                  

         COC       PBG     VSB        Cultural

                                                  

                  GOV       ECO    EDC

 

All organizations should come together to come up with strategic plan on how to allocate money to be good for the entire community.  Surveys can be taken and data should be collected and shared with all organizations.

 

Provincetown Brand – develop strategies

            Eco tourism

            Day trippers

            Cruise ships

            Bus tours

            Gay

            Cultural

 

Find out if different organizations are interested in being included in joint meetings/retreats

 

2.         Healthcare

           

In adjunction with:

            NEDC – CC – the driving force.  Is Deaconess gong to pre-sell?

            CC Healthcare – establishing greater presence

            Outer Cape – looking to build new facility

            HOW

            COA

 

In conjunction with:

            VNA

            CCA

            Private Doctors

            Gosnold

            Lower Cape Ambulance

 

Invite town manager to the next meeting to discuss goals and who will take the lead

 

3.         Education

 

Have a joint meeting with Peter Vorrelli, Cheri Mittenthal, and Therese Nelson to discuss:

 

            a.         School System

            b.         Campus Provincetown

            c.         Adult Education

            d.         Coastal Studies

 

4.         Affordable Housing

 

Invite CPC for a joint meeting on November 29, 2005 to discuss:

 

            a.         $5.2M+

            b.         Linkage to Education

            c.         Mixed Use – site development/retail

            d.         Land to Education – commercial use of land on Shankpainter

 

Next meeting agenda will include further discussion on planning joint meetings on Waterfront and Budget.

 

$150 is requested to be incorporated into the budget for PTV, $5,000 for secretarial, $25,000 for grants, $10,000 for forums/retreats, plus money for seminars/training and materials/references/equipment for an estimated $70-80K

 

Meeting adjourned at 12:45