TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN – VISITOR SERVICES BOARD
TUESDAY,
APRIL 5, 2005
Vice Chairman
Lynne Davies convened the meeting at 9:30 AM noting the following attendees:
VSB members: Lynne
Davies, Vice Chairman; Laurel Guadazno; Mick Rudd and Barbara Rushmore
VSB members absent: Peter
Bez, Ellen Freeman, Chairman Steve Melamed
Also present: Patricia Fitzparick, Tourism
Director; Gabrielle Hanna, Executive Director, Provincetown International Film
Festival; Candace Collins-Boden, Executive Director, Provincetown Chamber of
Commerce
Recorder: Bill Schneider
The following are meeting
minutes, in brief.
Patricia
Fitzpatrick requested the derogatory personal comments be removed from the
March 28, 2005 meeting minutes.
MOTION: Move to approve the minutes of the April 1, 2005 VSB meeting as presented.
Motion by: ..... Laurel Guadazno Seconded
by: Barbara Rushmore Yea
4 Nay 0
Vice
Chairman Davies confirmed the agenda was to begin reviewing the marketing plan
and circulated a copy of the matrix containing a revised budget.
Tourism
Director Patricia Fitzpatrick spoke about the importance of attending trade
shows, which is an integral ingredient for selling the Town because of
networking and building relationships.
Candace
Collins-Boden spoke about adding an element to the Chamber’s website for travel
writers (a “press page”) and confirmed the importance of hosting travel
writers, something the Town has not done for a while.
Steve Melamed arrived at 9:55 AM.
The
advertising budget was discussed. The
Tourism Director spoke about the Ontario Marketing Canadian Association.
MOTION: Move to approve payment not to exceed $500
for the Tourism Director to apply for membership to OCMA, to be paid from the
FY 05 budget.
Motion by: ..... Lynne Davies Seconded
by: Mick Rudd Yea
5 Nay 0
Barbara Rushmore
recommended leaving a small amount of money in the budget to place ads in niche
markets as the need may arise during the year.
Mick Rudd left the
meeting at 10:55 AM.
Website development was
discussed.
MOTION: Move to set aside $1,500 for Tour Guide
Appreciation Day from FY 06 marketing budget.
Motion by: ..... Steve Melamed Seconded
by: Barbara Rushmore Yea
4 Nay 0
Agenda for the next
meeting was finalized.
The Vice Chairman
adjourned the meeting at 11:10 AM.