8.d Tourism Draft Minutes 11-10-2020
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Scandia Tourism Committee
Minutes
November 10, 2020 - 9:00 am
Meeting Via GoToMeeting.com and Boxcast.com
Members in Attendance: Sarah Porubcansky; Lynne Moratzka, Kirsten Libby, and Lisa
Schlingerman
Absent: Dana Khu and Julie Gasek
Staff in attendance: Mayor Christine Maefsky, Administrator Ken Cammilleri, PRC Chair Terry
Gorham and Office Assistant Bee Stignani.
Call to Order – Committee Chair Porubcansky called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m.
Approval of the Agenda – Motion by Libby, seconded by Moratzka, to approve the agenda
with flexibility. Motion carried upon unanimously.
Approval of the October 13, 2020 Meeting Minutes –Motion by Libby, seconded by
Moratzka to approve the minutes. Motion carried unanimously.
Signage: Scandia Sign Policy Recommendation – Maefsky prepared a proposed draft of the
Scandia Tourism Committee Signage Recommendations. Discussion concluded with amending this
draft to read Primary Signs: “3. Signs should be constructed with two brick supports or composite
supports made to look like wood, whichever is most appropriate to the setting, designed to last 15
years or more. Any sign supports at or below grade shall be treated to refusal material.”
Motion by Libby, seconded by Schlingerman, to propose the amended draft of the Tourism
Committee Signage Recommendations to City Council. Motion carried unanimously.
Signage: Park Signage – Gorham presented the need for the PRC to have TC approve signage for
submission to City Council for park signs. Stignani provided a staff report for the quotes from
Soderlund’s Wood Mill.
Motion by Libby, seconded by Schlingerman, to recommend to City Council to accept the
$4,500 sign design by Soderlund’s Wood Mill for Scandia Parks. Motion carried
unanimously.
Signage: Wojtowicz Skate Park Rink Advertisement – Gorham presented the need for PRC to
have advertisements approved by TC to move forward on applications received. Cammilleri
clarified the question before TC is twofold, first to distinguish if TC supports advertisements
displayed on the interior of the Wojtowicz skate rink and second, if there are more requirements
necessary beyond the established dimensions in the current policy for rink advertisements. Maefsky
provided history to the situation and the committee discussion concluded that they did not support
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recommending advertisements being located in the Wojtowicz Skate Park. Therefore, no further
discussion on was needed to consider amending the current policy.
Motion by Libby, seconded by Porubcansky, to recommend City Council advertisements be
prohibited at the Wojtowicz Skate Park rink to preserve the cultural Swedish heritage look
that is developing in the Village Core. Motion carried unanimously.
Website Design: Content – Maefsky prepared a draft of the new website’s horizontal related link
section. Staff will enter them into the new site after the final upcoming training. Staff will meet
with Ann Rinkenberger for selecting photographs from her collection to be used on the new site.
Further discussion tabled until training is complete and draft link changes are made. Stignani
reported that the City has procured the domain names “cityofscandia.com” and “visitscandia.com”.
Website Design: Select Extra Meeting Dates to Edit Content Live – Porubcansky
recommended meeting with staff to edit website live in a smaller setting to be presented at an
additional TC meeting set for Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 9 a.m. Moratzka will meet with
Schlingerman to present on December 1st recommendations for businesses and locations to be
included in the Area Attractions internally linked webpage. Libby will prepare recommendations for
businesses to be included in the Amenities internally linked webpage. All present unanimously
agreed to this date and time to be in addition to the Tuesday, December 8, 2020 meeting at 9 a.m.
Tourism Committee Goals – Not discussed as Schlingerman exited the meeting early as planned.
Committee Members are encouraged to revisit the Tourism Study prior to the next meeting to use as
guidance for inclusion/exclusion in the website pages dedicated to “Visit Scandia.”
Adjournment – Motion by Porubcansky, seconded by Moratzka, to adjourn. Motion carried
unanimously at 10:24 a.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Brenda “Bee” Stignani, Office Assistant