Town of Provincetown
Visitor Services Board
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Judge Welsh Meeting Room
Chairman Lynne Davies convened the meeting at 11:00 AM noting the following
attendees:
Members Present: Lynne
Davies, Chairman; Peter Bez, Vice Chairman; Kathleen Fitzgerald; Michael Peregon; Mick Rudd and Hersh
Schwartz
Excused Absence: Laurel
Guadazno.
Other attendees: Bill Schneider, Administrative Director of
Tourism; David Gardner, Administrative Assistant II.
Michael Leger, Member,
Airport Commission; Michelle Jarusiewicz, Grants Administrator; Michael
Glasfeld, Bay State Cruise Company were also present in the audience.
Motion: Move
to approve the minutes of the August 21, 2006 VSB meeting as amended.
Motion: Michael Peregon; Seconded: Kathleen Fitzgerald; Yea: 5;
Nay: 0; Abstain: 1 (HS)
Lynne
Davies introduced Michael Leger, a member of both the Airport Commission and
the Gay Pilots Association (“GPA”), who is seeking to make the airport more
visitor friendly for guests as well as private pilots. The GPA is holding its 15th
annual Gay Pilot’s Cape Cod Classic pilot flyover on September 15-17,
2006. The Tourism Office will add the
event on the calendar of events.
Motion: Authorize the use of the
VSB logo on a banner to welcome the Gay Pilots Association to town, contingent
upon the approval of the Airport Commission and the Tourism Office once all
regulatory requirements have been met.
Motion: Lynne Davis; Seconded: Peter Bez; Yea: 6;
Nay: 0; Abstain: 0
Lynne Davies introduced
Michelle Jarusiewicz and asked for help to research
possible grant sources for improvements to the waterfront park. The VSB would like to see improvements to
the waterfront park to improve the visitor experience at the waterfront and the
Municipal Parking Lot. Seeking
additional landscaping, infrastructure and irrigation improvements, even on an
interim basis until a larger or more comprehensive improvement project can be
determined.
Michelle suggest that with
the several other projects currently under consideration including the
Intermodal Transportation Center, the Streetscape Improvement Plan, the
Historic Walking Trail, and that the more coordination and collaboration with
other projects or organizations will improve the opportunities for grants.
Michelle will start
researching possible grant opportunities and will report back at the first VSB
meeting in October.
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE (VNR)
The ADT presented the final
version of the VNR. Discussion
concerning the next phase of the project ensued, and the ADT was directed to
meet with FOCUS Communications to brainstorm ideas for producing a VNR that
highlights the shoulder seasons.
Lynne Davies introduced Mike
Glasfeld from Bay State Cruise Company, who presented information regarding
confirmed sightings over the last six months, which contradicts the Banner
story that reported there were no confirmed sightings during the summer.
Motion: The VSB
supports the Water and Sewer Boards attempt to develop a policy regarding the
governing of access to public bathrooms in establishments connected to the
public sewer system.
Motion: Mick Rudd; Seconded: Kathleen
Fitzgerald; Yea: 6; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0
The
VSB discussed the staff recommendations for the Five Year Plan for FY2008 –
FY2013 for comments. Regarding the
recommendation Municipal Projects Budget:
The VSB recommended to the BOS as a goal, to have the Town invest in the
tourism infrastructure of the Town, and that tourism funds should not be used
to subsidize the DPW budget maintenance schedule for the ongoing maintenance
and operations of municipal projects, i.e. additional trash barrel pickup,
landscaping services, janitorial services, etc. Further discussion will continue at the next VSB meeting.
The meeting was adjourned
at 1:24 PM.