tow contract proposal - draft - Town of Ocean City
tow contract proposal - draft - Town of Ocean City
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OCEAN CITY TOURISM COMMISSION MEETING<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010 – 3:00 PM<br />
ROLAND E POWELL CONVENTION CENTER<br />
ROOM 214<br />
CALL TO ORDER<br />
Mary Knight called the meeting to order. Members present included: Mary Knight,<br />
Susan Jones, Lloyd Martin, Margaret Pillas, Melanie Pursel and Michael James.<br />
Members absent included: Mayor Meehan. Staff present included: Dennis Dare, Fred<br />
Wise, Rick Hamilton, Donna Abbott and Deb Turk. Guests present included: Christine<br />
Cullen representing <strong>Ocean</strong> <strong>City</strong> Today, Jon Tremellen representing OC Hotel-Motel-<br />
Restaurant Association and John Gehrig representing OC Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce.<br />
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 4, 2010<br />
Motion by Lloyd Martin, Seconded by Michael James to accept the minutes from the<br />
March 4, 2010 Tourism Commission Meeting as submitted. The motion was unanimous.<br />
UPDATES<br />
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM (Advertising): Deb Turk stated being very busy and<br />
getting ready to launch the “Insiders” into the ococean.com website, working on Iphone<br />
app and should be launched in a week or two, working on deals page <strong>of</strong> the website,<br />
cable and online advertising to begin mid-May, also working on FY11 budget and<br />
presentation to Mayor and Council.<br />
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER (Communications/Public Relations): Written<br />
report attached to agenda packet. Donna Abbott added 14 <strong>of</strong> the 21 “Insiders” were in<br />
<strong>tow</strong>n this past weekend and thanked the tourism partners for hosting them. Donna stated<br />
the press kits produced by MGH have been distributed. Donna reported the media tour<br />
with the Mayor (in Baltimore) was very successful with 8 media outlets involved<br />
(calculated value <strong>of</strong> almost $40,000).<br />
CONVENTION CENTER (Operations/Expansion): Sales report attached to agenda<br />
packet. Rick Hamilton reported the plans for expansion are moving forward in schematic<br />
design with Becker Morgan (Salisbury MD) and meeting bi-weekly, interviews have<br />
been held for the construction manager and discussions are ongoing regarding the budget<br />
and feasibility study. Fred Wise stated new business includes a gymnastic event in May<br />
2010 with 950 expected, two residential auctions, a motivation summit with 700 expected<br />
and two mixed martial arts matches (June and August 2010).<br />
DEPARTMENT OF REC & PARKS/SPECIAL EVENTS: No written report.<br />
WORCESTER COUNTY TOURISM: Written report attached to agenda packet.
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