MCC Adams Grant Task Force

Economic Development Council

Meeting: May 3, 2006, 11:30 am

Judge Welsh Room

Present: Acting Assistant Town Manager/Grant Administrator Michelle Jarusiewicz, Bill Dougal/EDC, Steve Melamed/EDC, Hunter O’Hanian/EDC, Gabby Hanna/EDC & PBG, Thanassi Kuliopulos/EDC, Ellen Burbank/PMPM, Candice Collins-Boden/Chamber, Hersh Schwartz/VSB, Town Manager Keith Bergman, Cherie Mittenthal/Castle Hill, Administrative Director of Tourism Bill Schneider, Judy Cicero/Chamber, Darlene Van Alstyne, Eileen Kennedy/PTV

Michelle Jarusiewicz went over the agenda for the day.

Cape & Islands License Plate Grant

Grant award of $25,000 for the Streetscape component going before Board of Selectmen on Monday, May 8, 2006 for approval. The EDC is also on the agenda to provide an overall update. All are welcome.

DMO

DMO Subcommittee meeting rescheduled for Thursday, 6/1/06 at 10:30 am.

Cultural Coordinator

Re-advertised in the help wanted section, due date is May 18^th. Everyone has copy of ad and scope. Really need everyone to beat the bushes to find a good applicant. Suggestions for outreach included MCC web-site, Town’s web-site, Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, Cape Codder, The Voice

Streetscape

Also re-advertised with due date of May 18^th, with several inquiries received. Also contacts have been made with Rhode Island School of Design and Harvard School of Design.

Visitor Survey

UMass/Dartmouth will be conducting the spring visitor survey between mid-May and mid-June, but not Memorial Day weekend.

Meeting Schedule

MCC task force meetings scheduled on the following Wednesdays at 11:30 am: 5/31; 6/28; 7/26; 8/23; 9/27; 10/25, and 11/29. Bill Dougal inquired if we might be able to get a “tune-up” from Facilitator Kathryn Rafter this summer if she is in town. All agreed that it would be helpful to our progress.

Cultural Inventory

Discussion regarding the collection of data from the cultural organizations regarding number of classes, number of openings, etc. over the upcoming summer. This would be a handy baseline data and could be incorporated into full page ads for Memorial Day weekend, July 4^th, and Labor Day week-end that would outline all that we have to offer to encourage return trips by visitors. This could be used as a handout or flyer for posting all over town. Funds could be from the MCC grant and/or from organizations such as the PBG which would count as match. Administrative Director of Tourism Bill Schneider will gather the information and design ad/handout.

One-Day Museum Pass

Administrative Director of Tourism Bill Schneider announced that a one-day museum pass has been developed incorporating PMPM, PAAM, and the Whydah as a promotional piece through the tour busses, Cape Air, and others. Cost will be $12 which will allow one person access to all 3 museums, a savings of $10 and provides a free shuttle ride to the Monument.

Adjourned 12:30 pm

MCC Adams grant activities funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council Adams grant.