Economic Development Council

Minutes

Meeting: August 23, 2006, 10:00 am

Judge Welsh Room           

Present:

Members: Chairman Stephen Melamed, Henry Tuttle, Hunter O’Hanian, Gabrielle Hanna, Thanassi Kuliopulos, William Dougal, Astrid Berg

Staff:  Acting Assistant Town Manager/Grant Administrator Michelle Jarusiewicz, Building Commissioner Douglas Taylor

Guest: Town Manager Keith Bergman

The Chairman Steve Melamed called the meeting to order at 9:35 AM.

Keith discusses EDC permit gallons - the BOS is undertaking wastewater treatment planning. Shankpainter is being considered for mixed use. The BOS would like to set zoning amendment to get an idea of number of gallons. Surplus Gallonage Pool Status (attached); August 14, 2006 Facilitated meeting notes.

Hunter voices concerns regarding location of sewer system on Shankpainter - creating a “village” - would it take away from Commercial Street? The BOS would like the EDC to recommend gallonage usage, and the BOS will determine who gets the gallonage. The EDC will recommend 5000 gallons.

Liz Hargrove gives presentation regarding Licensing fees (see attachment).

The only licenses separated between annual and seasonal are alcohol licenses. Provincetown has the strictest rules of annual vs. seasonal on the Cape. Licensing Board’s concern is annual licnese holders closing for longer than they are allowed. Could stricter seasonal license regulations be helpful to economic growth? Condos are also a big issue for the licensing board since they are rented seasonally. Bill suggests joint meeting with the licensing board to discuss vision/objectives regarding regulations. Hunter asks Liz to help with determining year-round businesses for the following months:

January - April

May - September/October

May - November

May - December

May - January

The information should include how many are seasonal, number of rooms and guests of guesthouses, retail space, number of galleries, and number of restaurants. Liz said she could probably have that information for the next EDC meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 11:40.

MCC Adams Grant Task Force meeting was called to order at 11:45.

Michelle goes over the ground rules of the Task Force and conducts and exercise to get a feel for where everyone is at - what’s working? What’s not? Discussion ensued regarding why things are not going well and what needs to be done to improve things. One concern is that the terms of the grants received will not be met. Hunter suggests holding a mandatory meeting of the entire Adams Grant Task Force to discuss whether or not to apply for more funding. A tentative date of September 8 at 9:30 was set.

Streetscape

ICON is gathering information - they have visited Provincetown and spoke to several people. Charette 1 (a 3-dimensional mark up) will happen in October. The project could go in several directions.

Brief discussion on the Flyer put together by Lisa - issues that came up - what should be included, what shouldn’t.

Meeting adjourned at 12:25