Judge
Welsh Room
Present: Acting Assistant Town Manager/Grant
Administrator Michelle Jarusiewicz, Bill Dougal/EDC, Steve Melamed/EDC, Alix
Ritchie/EDC, Hunter O’Hanian/EDC, Henry Tuttle/EDC, Ellen Burbank/PMPM, Candice
Collins-Boden/Chamber, Hersh Schwartz/VSB, Cherie Mittenthal/Castle Hill,
Administrative Director of Tourism Bill Schneider, Gabby Hanna/PBG, Judy
Cicero/Chamber, Darlene Van Alstyne, Ewa Nogiec
Michelle Jarusiewicz went
over the agenda for the day:
2006 MCC Adams Grant
Award
Steve Melamed announced the
Selectmen’s approval of the reception of a $40,000 Grant. Michelle distributed a handout summarizing
the Adams Grant Project.
Starburst Packing
Coordinator/Streetscape
Michelle will put together
ads for the paper. A handout of notes
from the sub-committee meeting on 2/28/06 was distributed. (See attached pdf
file.) Discussion included the type of packaging, web set-up, the need
to get it up and running for the season [captive audience, will increase cultural
market penetration and awareness], the development of rack cards that can
be distributed far and wide to promote the web site.
Alix made Motion that the
Task Force endorse the concept of the Provincetown Cultural Package presented
by the Sub-Committee.
Bill Second.
13-0 in favor.
DMO
Notes from the February 27
DMO Sub-Committee meeting were distributed.
Further discussion ensued
regarding pursuing the creation of the DMO Sub-Committee, it will only be worth
the effort if there is a benefit. All agreed don’t just want a new
organization, but want to improve the existing structure. It was noted that the
DMO subcommittee will be meeting again on Monday, March 6, 2006 at 11:00 am.
The next meeting for the
Task Force is April 6 at 10 AM.
Adjourned
1:00 pm
MCC Adams grant activities funded
in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council Adams grant.