Town of
Provincetown
Visitor
Services Board
Meeting
Minutes of
Friday,
February 17, 2006
Judge
Welsh Meeting Room
Chairman Lynne Davies convened the meeting at
10:02 AM noting the following attendees:
VSB members: Lynne Davies, Chairman; Peter Bez, Vice Chairman;
Kathleen Fitzgerald; Laurel Guadazno; Michael Peregon; Mick Rudd; and Hersh
Schwartz.
Absent VSB member: none.
Other attendees: Bill
Schneider, Administrative Director of Tourism
Recorder: David Gardner,
Administrative Assistant II.
MARKETING PLAN
PRESENTATION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Chairman Davies noted
that no members of the Economic Development Council were present for this
Agenda item.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION: Move to
approve the minutes of the February 3,
2006 VSB meeting as amended.
Motion by: Peter
Bez; Seconded
by: Laurel Guadazno; Yea: 6
Nay: 0 Abstain:
1 (MP)
BEAUTIFICATION
COMMITTEE
James Mack, Chairman
of the Beautification Committee presented the Committee’s FY06 proposed
projects to include: a Memorial Plaque
for Lopes Square $2,000; Donations of three park benches to Open Space
Committee’s Shank Painter Pond project (purchased in FY05); Large evergreen
trees for bus parking lot at Jerome Smith Road $5,000; and annual plantings at
Lopes Square and Post Office $600.
Remaining funds will be spent to plant evergreen trees along Jerome
Smith Road.
The VSB questioned
whether the Beautification Committee allotment of money should be administered
by a grant agreement similar to other grant awards. Bill Schneider will follow-up on this question and report back.
An initiative should
be started to give ownership of planting areas throughout town to local
businesses and organizations through an “adopt a planter campaign”
program. The program would encourage
additional plantings and relieve the burden on DPW for the maintenance and
watering of the existing planting areas. VSB should initiate a community
campaign and would be willing to provide the plaques to identify the entity
from the Tourism Budget.
MOTION: VSB
recommends $2,100 be moved from the DPW municipal budget to the Beautification
Committee budget within the FY2007 Five-Year Plan.
Motion by: Lynne Davies; Seconded
by: Peter Bez;
Yea: 7 Nay: 0 Abstain: 0
Steve Melamed arrived
after the Marketing Presentation Agenda item was discussed. The VSB will look into scheduling a joint
meeting with both the EDC and the BOS sometime after the Town Meeting to
discuss the DMO issue. Bill Schneider
suggested that the Marketing Plan be presented to the EDC at their next
meeting. Steve Melamed also invited
Bill Schneider to appear at the EDC meetings on a more regular basis to provide
frequent updates on VSB activities and to facilitate a closer working relationship
between the two town boards.
Mick Rudd excused
himself from the meeting.
Tourism Directors
Report
The Lipton Cup will be
installed next Friday, February 24, 2006 in the Town Library. The Banner and Provincetown TV have
been notified. The formal dedication
will be made on June 14, 2006 in conjunction with the anniversary date of the
Town’s incorporation.
Jennifer Lane of
MTV/Logo Channel is in town and meeting with business members and organizations
regarding the upcoming shooting of the P-Town pilot. She has been holding casting calls in Boston
and Provincetown.
A team from Focus
Communications will be in Provincetown on Monday, March 6, 2006 for a
familiarization visit and will tour various guesthouses, businesses, museums
and attractions.
The VSB voted approval
of the recommendation of the Administrative Director of Tourism to negotiate an
advertisement in Out Traveler magazine.
MOTION: Move to approve $4,400 for a one-time insertion in the June
issue of Out Traveler.
Motion by: Peter Bez; Seconded
by: Hersh Schwartz; Yea:
7; Nay: 0;
Abstain: 0.
The
New York GLBT Travel Expo is scheduled for March 25 and 26, 2006. The stuffing party will be held Friday,
March 10, 2006 at 10:00 am in the Caucus Hall.
MOTION: VSB goes on record in support of the Town of
Brewster’s Plan - Expanding Local Room Tax Base To Include Short Term Rentals
as provided by the Town of Brewster on February 13, 2006.
Motion by: Laurel
Guadazno; Seconded by: Peter Bez; Yea: 6; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0
The
meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM.