12/10/1996 ECONOMIC DEV AND INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE Minutes

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES DECEMBER 10, 1996 Paul ieyenolds called the EDC meeting to order at 7: 10 p.m. at the Senior Center. r0 Member's present: Paul Reynolds , Steve Kyros, Gloria Dube , ' Ted Lewis . Alternates: Steve Innis , Tom Potts Others: Jack Hart, Sound Productions Paul introduced Jack Hart of Sound Productions and turned the floor over to him. Mr. Hart gave a presentation on his iilultimedia business and the services it provides. He produces interactive CD' s for the computer which can also be played on a CD player. The average cost to produce an interactive CD is $3 , 000 - $4 , 000 . They can incorporate still shots and animation and mass produce there for $1 .00 each. He offered to make a CD for the Town of Mashpee which could be inserted in a pouch inside Mashpee ' s brochure. Recipients could then go to a Web site on the internet from CD Rom to get future updates . He played a video of some ads he recently produced. Mr. Hart offered to help EDC in the planning and marketing of Mashpee. He has experience with creating interactive kiosks , and he suggested Mashpee Commons as a good location for one. Mr. Hart left some brochures ,- and Paul stated EDC will spread the word about his business. Mr. Hart is looking for space to expand his business , and Paul suggested the Industrial Park incubator space. MENTOR PROGRAM Steve Innis stated there will be a meeting of the speaker participants on Tuesday, December 17th,. at 4: 30 p.m. in the Senior Center. They will talk about the topics each individual is bringing and how much time they will need. Steve stated that we may use SCORE materials ; they are SBA funded and free to us. The target kick off date is January 21st, and we need 10 people there. There will be radio and newspaper ads promoting this program and its sponsors. Paul will create a one-page application and simple brochure to highlight the sponsors and give a contact number. Paul will check with Bob W. about which nutaber to contact, the Selectmen' s office or Leisure Services . Tom Potts will look into having the cable TV station video tape the program and play it during the week on the local cable channel. Steve plans to tour the new Mashpee High School tomorrow and select the meeting room.