06-22-2021 TC Minutes
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Scandia Tourism Committee
Minutes
June 22, 2021 – 4:00 p.m.
Meeting Via Zoom and Boxcast.com
Members in Attendance: Sarah Porubcansky, Lynne Moratzka and Lisa Schlingerman
Absent: Julie Gasek, and Kirsten Libby.
Staff in attendance: Mayor Christine Maefsky, Administrator Ken Cammilleri, Office Assistant Bee
Stignani, and resident Sue Dickens
Call to Order –Chair Porubcansky called the meeting to order at 4:12 p.m., a quorum is present.
Approve the Agenda – Moratzka moved to approve the agenda with flexibility, Schlingerman
seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Approval of the Minutes – Porubcansky moved to approve the May 25, 2021 minutes,
Schlingerman seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Shrpa – Porubcansky updated the committee on the adventures posted on Shrpa, will communicate
spelling corrections needed, and will look into integrating into the city’s website. Committee
members discussed a few new adventure suggestions.
Signs – Wayfinding – Committee members preferred the larger half circle design; cost estimates
are necessary before making a recommendation to City Council and staff requested to contact
potential vendors.
Sister City – Mellerud, Sweden – Sub-committee meeting tonight, discussion on how to involve
the community more. Ideas: oversized scroll at Scandia Farmers Market for anyone to sign and send
a brief message prior to mailing it to Mellerud, ask area merchants to host time with this scroll for
customer’s participation, and to contact Scandia Elementary School for pursing some kind of
student international involvement.
Adjournment –The next meeting date is July 27, 2021. Agenda topics will be Shrpa, Wayfinding
Signs, Sister City updates and discussing Future Steps like ways to market Scandia, bike route maps
and next year’s midsummer celebration . Meeting adjourned at 4:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Brenda “Bee” Stignani, Office Assistant