Town of Provincetown

Visitor Services Board

 

Meeting Minutes of

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2006

Judge Welsh Meeting Room

 

Chairman Lynne Davies convened the meeting at 9:06 AM noting the following attendees:

 

VSB members: Lynne Davies, Chairman; Peter Bez, Vice Chairman; Laurel Guadazno; Kathleen Fitzgerald; Michael Peregon; Mick Rudd; and Hersh Schwartz.

 

Other attendees:  Bill Schneider, Administrative Tourism Director.

 

Recorder: David Gardner, Administrative Assistant II.

 

FY07 TOURISM GRANT REVIEW

Lynne Davies led a discussion and review of the FY07 Grant applications and made the following award recommendations:

 

Motion:  Recommend $700 to be paid from the FY07 Marketing Budget for event sponsorship to be determined with the Tourism Office. 

Motion by:  Peter Bez; Seconded by:  Kathleen Fitzgerald; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $6,500 be awarded to the Portuguese Festival for event sponsorship to be determined with the Tourism Office.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $15,000 be awarded to the Provincetown International Film Festival.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  6; Nay: 0; Abstain:  1 (Peter Bez)

 

Motion:  Recommend no grant be awarded to the Monumental & Columbus Day Yard Sales.

Motion by:  Laurel Guadazno; Seconded by:  Peter Bez; Yea:  5; Nay: 2; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $4,000 be awarded to Meet Your Man in Provincetown.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $4,000 be awarded to Holly Folly.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $2,500 be awarded to The Norman Mailer Society Conference.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $2,500 be awarded to Mates Leather Weekend.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $8,500 be awarded to Women’s Week.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  5; Nay: 1; Abstain:  1 (Kathleen Fitzgerald)

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $5,000 be awarded to Single Women’s Weekend.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  6; Nay: 0; Abstain:  1 (Kathleen Fitzgerald)

 

Motion:  The VSB is in support of an initiative to consider potential avenues for raising funds for lighting the monument, including potential tourism fund financial support.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Peter Bez; Yea:  6; Nay: 0; Abstain:  1

(Laurel Guadazno)

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $4,000 be awarded to Shakespeare on the Cape.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $8,000 be awarded to The Great Provincetown Schooner Regatta contingent on the applicant working with the Tourism Office on expanding the marketing effort.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  6; Nay: 0; Abstain:  1 (Mick Rudd)

 

Motion:  Recommend no grant be awarded to Family Pride’s Family Week in Provincetown.

Motion by:  Laurel Guadazno; Seconded by:  Peter Bez; Yea:  5; Nay: 2; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $1,750 be awarded to Bear Week 2006.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $2,000 be awarded to Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $2,500 be awarded to The 4th Annual Kate Clinton Classic IWFF Tournament contingent upon the event having access to Motta Field in Provincetown in order to justify the best use of this funding.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $2,500 be awarded to Fantasia Fair 2006.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  6; Nay: 1; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $2,500 be awarded to The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival contingent that the grant be used for advertising under the direction of the Tourism Office.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $5,000 be awarded to PAAM:  Blanche Lazzell Exhibition.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $3,500 be awarded to The 2nd Annual WOMR Jazz Festival.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $7,000 be awarded to The New Provincetown Players’ Holiday Extravaganza.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend no grant be awarded to the PMPM Centennial Planning.

Motion by:  Mick Rudd; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  6; Nay: 0; Abstain:  1 (Laurel Guadazno)

 

Motion:  The VSB supports the funding of $5,000 for the PMPM Centennial Celebration from FY05 and FY06 available funds in recognition of the significant importance of marketing opportunities represented by the centennial celebration of the PMPM.

Motion by:  Michael Peregon; Seconded by:  Peter Bez; Yea:  6; Nay: 0; Abstain:  1 (Laurel Guadazno)

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $1,000 be awarded to The 3rd Annual Harbor Lights – Memorial of Hope contingent upon the grant being used for (non-web) advertising and promotion.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  6; Nay: 0; Abstain:  1

(Mick Rudd)

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $2,000 be awarded to The Outer Cape Chorale.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $4,800 be awarded to the Video Tour of Provincetown contingent upon the Board of Selectmen restoring $4,500 to the PTV budget.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend no grant be awarded to MassSail.

Motion by:  Peter Bez; Seconded by:  Laurel Guadazno; Yea:  6; Nay: 1; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $1,000 be awarded to Castle Hill Paints the Town.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  4; Nay: 3; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $2,500 be awarded to the Provincetown Dance Festival.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  7; Nay: 0; Abstain:  0

 

Motion:  Recommend a grant of $2,000 be awarded to Great Music on Sundays at 5.

Motion by:  Lynne Davies; Seconded by:  Michael Peregon; Yea:  6; Nay: 0; Abstain:  1 (Peter Bez)

 

The meeting was adjourned at 3:17 pm.