01.25.2022 Minutes TCScandia Tourism Committee Minutes
January 25, 2022 – 4:00 p.m.
Meeting at Community Center, Zoom and Boxcast. com
Members in Attendance: Sarah Porubcansky, Lynne Moratzka, and Sue Dickens.
Absent: Lisa Schlingerman and Julie Gasek
Staff in attendance: City Administrator Ken Cammilleri and Office Assistant Brenda “Bee” Stignani. Also
attending Mayor Christine Maefsky.
Call to Order – Chair Porubcansky called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m., a quorum is present.
Approve the Agenda – Dickens moved, Moratzka seconded, to approve the agenda with Flexibility.
Motion carried unanimously by roll call. Porubcansky requested adding to discussion of a support letter
for the Scandia Heritage Alliance Board of Directors for the Water Tower Barn and Scandia Arts &
Heritage Center project by the Tourism Committee. Dickens moved to approve the addition to discuss a
support letter. Moratzka seconded. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion by Dickens, seconded by Moratzka, to approve the January 4, 2022
meeting minutes. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
GetKnit – Ice Sculpture Update Porubcansky presented the two artist sketches for the two choices of an
ice sculpture to order. Discussion concluded that the fragility of the two hats joining eliminated Sketch 1.
Motion by Moratzka, seconded by Dickens, to choose Artist Sketch # 2 of a single Tomte,
approximately 110” tall for Scandia’ s design. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Porubcansky reported that GetKnit’ s marketing department will provide promotional material for this
event to be distributed at Vinterfest this weekend. Dickens reported that Scandia’ s brochure is waiting
for a few confirmations from sponsors, and some payments from sponsors who have pledged support
this year as well, before being ready for distribution. Dates of this event is Friday, February 18th –
Monday, February 21st.
Scandia Heritage Alliance Support Letter Discussion – Porubcansky presented the support letter drafted
and added to the meeting materials packet. Due to Porubcansky’ s position within the SHA, she requests
that all members carefully read the letter and if all support it, the next Chair of Tourism would sign and
submit it. Cammilleri clarified that due to City Council’ s past endorsement and support of this project,
this advisory committee is free to send such a letter without further comment by City Council if they are
in agreement as a committee. Motion by Dickens, seconded by Moratzka, to approve the support
letter as written for the next Chair of the Tourism Committee to sign and submit to the Scandia
Heritage Alliance. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Chair and Vice-Chair Nominations – Scandia Tourism Committee Minutes January 25, 2022 2 | P a g e
Motion by Porubcansky, seconded by Moratzka, to recommend Sue Dickens as Chair of the Tourism
Committee to City Council. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Motion by Porubcansky, seconded by Dickens, to recommend Lynne Moratzka as Vice Chair of
Tourism Committee to City Council. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
Future Steps – Moratzka reported on the scope of the children’ s Tomte Children’ s Story Contest and
Coloring Pages project going forward in connection with the Ice Sculpture event. Children’ s art will be
displayed at local merchants and other city property depending on the activities scheduled February 18-
21st. Prizes for the contest are being scheduled for Saturday, February 19th.
Maefsky requested viewing both artist sketches of the ice sculpture. Discussion included the potential
fragility of the two hats, the artists creative license and approval of sketches that are possible, the
overall height of the two options compared to the protective tent purchased, the Tomte definition of
“Farm Man”, the two different beards and preference with more “scoring” for greater visibility of detail,
and the pros and cons of a man and woman Tomte or just a single man. Motion by Porubcansky,
seconded by Dickens, to repeal the motion to approve Sketch # 2, and instead approve Sketch # 1 of a
male and female Tomte, and to request the artist scores the beard as in Sketch # 2, instead of rounded
as in the approved sketch. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.
The next meeting is scheduled for February 22, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.
Adjournment – Motion by, seconded by, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously by roll
call vote. Meeting adjourned at 4:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Brenda “Bee” Stignani, Office Assistant