06/29/1995 ECONOMIC DEV AND INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Minutes

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Sid noted that the Cole Directory has been leased, and Wayne will do some PR letting the public know it is available. This was leased for $200 annually and initiated to help Wayne update the database. Sid announced he is stepping down as Chairperson of EDC, and he turned the meeting over to the Vice Chair Paul Reynolds. Wayne commenced his Coordinator ' s Report stating he sent Bob Whritenour a Memo suggesting a letter be sent to the Partnership requesting their intentions to remain as active members for the purpose of adding new or more active members. The result that Wayne and Bob determined is that a letter will be sent to the entire membership encouraging their presence, and the meetings will be held the same night as EDC meetings. The Local Partnership includes representatives from the following: Tribal Council , Historical Commission, Conservation, EDC, Planning Board, Tom Fudala, Bob Whritenour, and Wayne Duchemin. Wayne will craft a letter to be mailed to each representative. This will satisfy the federal requirements that Partnership meetings be held. Tom Fudala was present during this discussion to answer any questions, and Tom Fudala was supportive to EDC in their belief that future meetings with Mt. Auburn should be held with the Partnership instead of the Planning Board. Wayne distributed a copy of his May work log. A concern was raised about the timely record keeping log; the log will be discussed at the next meeting. Wayne noted that the undeveloped property portion of the database has. been updated and completed (with the help of Sid) and incorporated into the database. Steve will complete Madaket and give to Wayne next week. Wayne thanked Sid for all his help this past year. The EDC members also thanked Sid for all his efforts. Paul reported that he received 36 Surveys back which is a 14% response, and that follow up calls should be done after July 4th. Sharon asked if the response will be representative of the types of industry in Mashpee, and Paul stated. he could do that. Steve talked to Ken Cirillo of C-Map who is looking for help in finding employees and has formed a "think tank" group comprised of local computer types . Steve suggested having a member from our Committee join this group. Sharon was recommended for this , and Paul suggested it could be a Bulletin Board item. Tom Potts suggested putting an ad in the local paper asking people who are looking for employment to complete and mail back to us to put in our database; he also suggested getting releases from employees to sign off to have their resumes forwarded. Wayne suggested tear sheets in the supermarket be -2-