Provincetown Public Pier Corporation (PPPC)

Judge Welsh Hearing Room

Meeting Minutes of Thursday April 12, 2007

 

Present: Len Clingham (Chair), George Hitchcock (Vice Chair), Kerry Adams, Lee Ash, and Phil Tarvers

 

Other Attendees: Rex McKinsey (Pier Manager) and John Davidson (Administrative Assistant)

 

Meeting called to order @ 4:02 by Len Clingham, Chair

 

Public Statements

 

None

 

Special Agenda Items

 

None

 

Review minutes

 

A motion was made to accept minutes of 3/22/07 as amended.

 

Motion: George Hitchcock      Second: Kerry Adams

 

Vote: Y: 5       N: 0

 

Motion Passes

 

Directors Statements

 

George Hitchcock: Talked with Sandy Silva in regards to what her fee will be this year and if she is required to provide her own shed.  Tried to contact Miss Fox at the school and has not gotten a call back.  Maybe we should look in a different direction.  Maybe Nauset High School should be contacted.

 

Lee Ash: As she read through the insert in this weeks Banner it occurred as the election happens that we should host something for the new BoS members to show them what we do.

 

Len Clingham: Agrees as well in this regard.

 

Kerry Adams: Thanked everyone for getting out on time last week.  Had a couple of meetings with Rex and John on the sign sub-committee as well as the trap shed committee.

 

Phil Tarvers:  Talking to Candace Nagle today about the wave attenuator.  Interested in joining a sub-committee to help gather information and apply for grant money.  Evidently there are a number of places that use wave attenuators.  Offered to work with Candace to investigate the different kinds of wave attenuators available.

 

Len Clingham:  Accepted Phil Tarver’s offer to work with Candace on a wave attenuator fact-finding sub-committee.

 

Phil Tarvers:  Concerned with the design of the handicap ramps.

 

Rex McKinsey:  Met with the building inspector with a change of the drawn plans because the ramp sticks to far out into the roadway.  The yellow post and curb cut should still proceed.

 

Review Tickler

 

Ferry Terminal/Bathroom Operations Discussed.

 

Heat Trace ideas discussed.  Need to find a facilities engineer to provide alternative ideas.

 

Pier Manager Report

 

Trap Sheds and Retail

 

Discussion of RFP for sheds.

 

Lee Ash: Time frames involved.  We can tweak the rents for the 1st season if the time line does not allow for the RFP process for the shed usage.

 

George Hitchcock: Do we have to wait to go ahead with this?

 

Rex McKinsey: Wants quotes in by May 4th, deadline for completion is June 15th.

 

A motion was made to publish the Trap Shed Request for Quotes as written by Rex with the removal of the last sentence and completion changed to ASAP.

 

Motion: Kerry Adams Second: George Hitchcock

 

Discussion

 

George Hitchcock: Requested IA standards be used in quotes.  To be explained to staff later.

 

Vote: Y: 5       N: 0

 

Motion Passes

 

Len Clingham: If someone has a connection with PAAM or the Fine Arts center to contact them.

 

John Davidson:  Lisa Bowen, Cultural Development to contact Len Clingham

 

George Hitchcock: Kevin Foley has someone who does scrimshaw interested in a booth.

 

Grants

 

Update

 

VSB Signage - Money is being delayed by politics.

 

A motion was made to have the sign sub-committee to continue it’s work.

 

Motion: George Hitchcock      Second: Kerry Adams

 

Vote: Y: 5       N: 0

 

Motion Passes

 

Kerry Adams: Takes his hat off to John and Rex working in the current conditions.

 

New Business

 

Float Space 1E

 

Discussion of rate and booth space.

 

Kerry Adams: You (George Hitchcock) have had conversations w/Sandy Silva.  What is she looking for?

 

George Hitchcock:  Wants reduction in rate and a shed.

 

Kerry Adams: Suggest that we invite her to come to one of our meetings so that she can state her case.

 

Lee Ash: She should provide a proposal to be included in our agenda.

 

Len Clingham: Directed staff to send Sandy Silva a letter asking her what she wants.

 

A motion was made to adjourn @ 6:15

 

Motion: Phil Tarvers                Second: George Hitchcock

 

Vote: Y: 5       N: 0

 

Motion Passes

 

Minutes Respectively

Submitted by

 

John Davidson

PPPC Administrative Assistant

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Len Clingham, Chair                                                     Date