CITY OF LACONIA

MOTORCYCLE WEEK ADVISORY COMMITTEE

ELEVENTH MEETING-WORK SESSION

FEBRUARY 12, 2004-6:30 PM

 

MINUTES

 

CALL TO ORDER:

 

Chairman Peter Brunette called the meeting to order on the above date and time.

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

Peter Brunette, Sharon Fleischman, Richard Heinis, James Joyal, and Linda Peary

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:

 

James Baird and Brenda Schmucker  

 

 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:

 

Mr. Brunette passed out packets of responses to the letter he sent out to State and County Government officials.  Some information is still needed and he will report as this information is received.  (See packet)

 

SECRETARY’S REPORT:

 

Linda Peary made a motion, seconded by Richard Heinis, to approve the minutes of the

January 12, 2004 Motorcycle Week Committee meeting. The minutes were unanimously approved.

 

SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

1. Public Safety and Infrastructure-James Joyal and Richard Heinis presented an addendum to the December report to City Council. . (See addendum)  They felt that the Government Operations Committee should have these facts in addition to the original report.  Mr. Heinis made a motion that the addendum be presented from the entire Motorcycle Week Committee.  Mr. Joyal seconded the motion.  The motion was defeated 3-2 .  Mr. Joyal may present this information to the committee as a private citizen.

 

 

2.      City Council Liaison-No report

 

3.      Laconia Rally & Race Association-Linda Peary reported that there has been no Rally & Race meeting the past month and one may be scheduled for February 25, 2004.  She will attend the meeting.

 

4.      State and County Government- See Chairman’s Report above

 

5.      Local Businesses and Landowners-Assignment completed

 

6.      Vendors, Exhibitors, and Non-local Businesses-Sharon Fleischman has been making contact and is waiting for return telephone calls. She will report on them next meeting.  She stated that she has spoken to several local businessmen. A suggestion she received is that motorcycles should be charged a fee to attend

Bike Week.  It could be in the form of a pass that would be attached to the motorcycle and would be good for the entire week.  It could be sold by civic

groups and the fee from the sale would be shared by the city and these groups.

Several Motorcycle Week Committee members felt that this would be difficult

to do, but it would bring in a lot of money.

  

OLD BUSINESS:

 

No old business.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

No new business.

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

 

The meeting was attended by City Councilman James Cowan who commented that the

Belknap County Economic Development Council has just completed an economic

Survey and that there was no mention of Motorcycle Week.

 

NEXT MEETING:

 

The next Motorcycle Week Advisory Board workshop meeting will be held on March 11, 2004 (Thursday) at 6:30 PM.

 

ADJOURNMENT:

 

On a motion by Sharon Fleischman, seconded by Richard Heinis, it was voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 7: 58 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Sharon R. Fleischman    February 12, 2004

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