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Home My Public Portal AboutCrosby Property Advisory Committee -- 2021-03-16 Minutes a"yea Town of Brewster ; � •., 2198 Main Street v0 Brewster, MA 02631 - 1898 --- 00 Phone : (508) 896 - 3701 Fax : ( 508) 896- 8089 I Faar"> MINUTES OF THE CROSBY PROPERTY COMMITTEE DATE : Tuesday, March 16, 2021 TIME : 11 : 00AM PLACE : Remote Teleconference ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY Joe Rego ( Chair ) , Brian Locke, Joni Kosmach , Cynthia Bingham , Peter Lombardi , Andy Evans, Diana Lamb , Kathy Lambert Agenda Items 1 ) Chair Joe Rego called the meeting to order at 11 : 00 a . m . 2 )Joe conducted a voice roll call and declared that a quorum is present . Also recognized Kathy Lambert, IT Specialist for the Town of Brewster . 3 )Joe Rego read the meeting participation and recording statements 4 ) There were no public comments 5 ) Motion to approve February 16, 2021 meeting minutes by Joni Kosmach , seconded by Joe Rego , Approved 4-Yes 0- No 6 ) WEBSITE : Joe talked about needing Kathy' s guidance in exploring other ways to get more exposure on social media because our committee is tasked with educational program development and promotion , community involvement as in fundraising and capital needs, volunteer recruitment and more . Brian talked about our current presence on social media . About 9 years ago, Kathy and Brian worked on a Go Daddy . com website, Crosbymansion . com . It contained photos and history of the mansion along with information regarding open houses and other events . Kathy would then post on town I website . These two sites were separate . i Kathy : Switched the website and it was changed to WordPress but needs updating and a more modern look . It also should be more user friendly to mobile devices . It needs more content, i . e . I I i www , brewster-ma . gov j 12/ 18/2020 Page 1 of 3 \\ 0��0 EDW giy,�� Town of Brewster s ''•a 2198 Main Street o Brewster, MA 026314898 r Phone : ( 508) 896-3701 ROce��Eo a� Fax : ( 508) 896= 8089 nNiiiino professional photos and can be built in - house . Our committee should be looking for something compact and oriented towards tourism that includes history, not minutes and policy . For social media , content needs to be regular and constant . We need to keep the GoDaddy account active because we are paying for the domain name, Crosby Mansion . Brian needs to transfer the account over to the town so Crosby doesn 't need to get reimbursed every year . Put a mailing address on site to solicit donations . Establish a Constant Contact mailing list . We need a constant, ongoing presence on Facebook to keep people interested . Brian asked if we can create a new Facebook page . Kathy, said that we can set up a new page . Kathy would set up a Brewster IT account so that Brewster has control of the page . Brian and Joni can be the Administrators on the page and will have the ability to post on the page . We can keep news current and fresh . The Town has a significant Facebook presence and a large mailing list . We need to rollover Crosby content onto the Town homepage . Kathy will look at a few templates and decide which one would be best to use . In the meantime , she needs new photos . We should concentrate on weddings and the facilities and showcase the property . Brian will send new photos . No problem in transferring to a different website . Kathy will create a Facebook group and will start filling it up with content . i Peter Lombardi agrees that this will greatly improve visibility for the property . Joe inquired about our committee not being listed yet on the town website . There will be a link to the Mansion from the Town website . Joe will provide a list of members, description and charges to Kathy . i i 6 ) PROPERTY MANAGER REPORT : Brian took pictures of some town signage before talking to Ryan Bennett . He will call Jim Gallagher regarding if the property is considered commercial or residential . Cottages had one cancellation but they all look good . First rental is June 5th in the Bungalow 1 i www . brewster- ma . gov 12/ 18/2020 Page 2 of 3 \p\\\11u11ANWI UIIb///Uj 0 9 Town of Brewster /alai � '+. ; 2198 Main Street 0 Brewster, MA 02631 - 1898 VO 4Phone : ( 508) 896 -3701 an fFax : ( 508) 896- 8089 °j,�/ainnnnNilinilu�ppQ\\� Peter Lombardi talked regarding signage for the mansion . Brian should reach out to Victor Staley the building commissioner as well as Ryan Bennett . 7 ) NEW BUSINESS : Joni asked when the volunteers can get back into the mansion to begin work . Peter said that only outside work can be done at this time . Waiting for State guidance on Covid protocols . What is the priority for getting air conditioning for the function room ? Joe asked what kind of financial impact it would make if the mansion had AC . Brian said the mansion could be open to many more functions in the summer months and would provide a lot more revenue for the mansion . The last quotes were from at least 2 years ago from Robles . Joe said that he would contact Robles again to also include all the work including electrical . The earliest that it could be installed would be Fall of 2022 . Peter reminded the committee that we will need to revisit the focus of finances for the mansion in order to decide what would be the best and most lucrative revenue . Brian said that we could set up a meeting for the " Friends" group soon to further discuss the direction and priorities . The water at the mansion and the cottages will be turned on April 15th . Next Meeting— April 20, 2021 @ 11 : 00 a . m . Adjournment Joni Kosmach moved to adjourn at 11 : 45 a . m . Diana Lamb seconded . The Board voted 4-Yes 0- No . Respectfully submitted , Joni Kosmach Approved at Crosby Property Committee Meeting Date : i i cc : i i i i www . brewster-ma . gov I 12/ 18/2020 Page 3 of 3 a