Participation Committee
Meeting Minutes
September 7, 2015
Members
Present: Ryan Stimers, Hector
Godoy, Ron Augustine, LeeAnne McCarthy, Linda McCall
Meeting
commenced 10:00 a.m.
Phil Sykes:
Rings from coins (quarters, half dollars, etc.)
Demonstrated with press and other jewelry making equipment how he makes a ring
from a coin. He would also like to
bring the press onto the pier. PC
feels this enhances the event by engaging the tourists.
He is very welcome to bring the press.
Minimal noise, no debris created.
PC Vote:
Unanimous YES
Shelbie Frifeldt:
Recycled buoy art.
Demonstrated painting on upcycled buoys.
Sometimes incorporates air plants into the buoy taking advantage of
distressed areas.
PC Vote:
Unanimous YES
Darren Adair:
Homemade, all natural dog biscuits
Made
biscuits at meeting. Discussed
ingredients, all dog safe and natural.
PC Vote:
Unaminous YES
Costantino “Dino” Vitale:
Homemade Tiramisu Dessert
Demonstrated recipe at meeting.
Sampled a finished product that he presented in a small clamshell box with his
own label. He currently works out
of “Frenchie’s” and sells product there.
He does not have all licensing in place by his admission.
He was waiting to get approval for his desert on Mallory before he
started applying for the licenses needed.
Discussion on his having a food cart or not.
He would like to bring the deserts pre-packaged, sold from a table with
refrigeration and operate from an “artist” spot on the pier.
Discussion in PC on appropriateness of this.
We’ve had past participants with pre-packaged products occupy an artist
spot in the past.
PC Vote:
YES on product and YES on “artist” spot.
Tredissa Vanek – Handwoven
dreamcatchers
Demonstrated intricately
woven dreamcatchers embellished with beads, feathers.
PC Vote:
Unanimous YES
Sitorabono :
Demonstrated Hair Wraps, Painted Wooden Boxes, painted coconuts.
Discussion with her son at pier on 9/7 and follow up by text on 9/8 to Linda
McCall is that mother only wants to do hair wraps and painted boxes.
Application noted to strike the painted coconuts.
PC Vote:
YES vote based on PC discussion
Prior to discussion, 4 in
favor, 1 abstaining. Abstaining
vote was based on feeling that the team logo painting is a duplicate of
previously existing product (Lorenzo with team logos) It was noted and discussed
that Alisa currently provides a service (Henna) and sells artwork.
The following discussions
were lengthy and centered around “no exact duplication” wording in SOPs, and the
Board’s decision last month to allow similar products (two team logo coconut
painters) on the pier. Some members
of PC feel they are being directed by the Board to allow duplication based on
the Board ruling in favor of the two team logo coconut painters last month.
Sharon Wolf – Crocheted and
beaded necklaces crochet bracelet wraps, knitted scarves.
Sharon
demonstrated a loosely knitted scarf done by simply tacking edges of pre-edged
and pre-finished “looped” yarn together.
Crocheted and beaded necklaces were only strands of crochet with beads
strung onto the strands (not incorporated such as Dragana’s are).
PC Vote:
NO.
1 abstaining from vote,
stating they are not familiar with this craft and could not distinguish it from
mass production items. 2 members abstaining from vote, violates the SOPs as
duplication. 1 NO vote.
1 NO vote, duplication of product (very similar to Gail’s) and is not
unique in design.
Feruz:
Demonstrated Henna tattoos, coconut painting including team logos
PC Vote:
YES with much discussion and division.
1 Abstaining –Henna is a
duplicate service already on the pier.
Much discussion on this. 2
members of PC said it doesn’t matter because it can’t be an “exact” duplication.
2 other members reluctantly voted yes to approve based on the Boards
precedent setting decision on duplicate products in August.
Had this event not happened, the vote would be NO (3 against, 2 in favor)
Davronbek (new sports team
logo coconut painter, approved in August):
Add a product, Henna
Henna
application demonstrated.
PC Vote:
YES.
1 Abstaining, 2 in favor, 2
reluctant yes based on Board precedent decision on duplications in August.
Had this not happened, vote
would be NO (2 in favor, 3 against)
Tania & Wayne Keller:
Application for cold process soaps, sea salt
body scrubs, melt & pour soups
incorporating loofah sponges, soy candles, lotion bars, lip balm and bath fizzy
bombs.
This is
a special case with special circumstances.
Tania
was approved for all of these products in Jan. 2013.
They came before PC on 9/7 to add Wayne as a partner.
The night before this meeting, Linda discovered Wayne was previously
approved as a partner in February 2013. Tania
& Wayne did not recall this. They
brought a video to the 9/7 meeting showing them making the cold process soaps,
scrubs, candles and melt & pour loofah soaps.
They could not demonstrate the lotion bars and lip balms on the video
because they were awaiting new supplies.
Prior to
the 9/7 meeting, a verbal complaint had been made to Susan Schaal by Angie
Garcia (sea salt body scrub participant).
Susan referred Angie to Linda.
Linda consulted minutes and saw that Tania had been approved before
Angie. Angie had not seen Tania on
pier before and questioned her status as current participant (Tania does not
work on the pier on a regular basis.)
Linda asked Tania when she last worked and Tania thought it was Oct 2014
but could not be sure. Per the
SOPs, if a participant hasn’t worked on the pier in one year, she is stricken
from the rolls and has to re-jury.
Linda then asked OJ (Dave) for the participant sign in sheets back to August
2014. A review of those sheets does
not show Tania or Wayne as having set up on the pier in the past year.
(Subject
to review of Jan & Feb 2015 sheets)
Per the
SOPs, Tania & Wayne should be juried as new participants.
PC
discussed the products. The lip
balms and lotion bars cannot be juried until they can demonstrate.
PC Vote:
One abstaining, wants to see
their “shop” set up. PC discussed
at length the appropriateness of a video presentation, and since the format has
been used for approval before it should be used now. Still an abstaining vote.
1 yes vote, sees no exact
duplication of product.
Another abstaining vote,
citing a conflict with the SOPs.
2 reluctant “yes” only
because Board set precedent with last month’s decision to allow duplication.
If this Board decision had
not happened, the vote would be NO. (3 against, 1 in favor, and 1 wanting a home
jury prior to making decision.)
Hector
left meeting at 11:30. Ryan,
LeeAnne, Ron and Linda in attendance for following items.
Board attention/approval is
needed:
Jamie Ziegler
– approved by PC & Board in August as a “Pet’s and Palms”.
(Pet portraits and Palm Reader)
Jamie has broken a wrist and had a surgery to repair.
Requested extension for first set up to Oct. 1, with possible additional
extension if medically needed. PC
Members approved.
Geoff Reis
– wood cutouts. Verbal complaint
made by Joanne to Linda in August.
Linda addressed and emailed Board members at request of Geoff.
PC discussed this further today.
Ryan set up next to Jeff on 9/6.
No sawdust on Ryan’s black velvet displays at end of night.
PC sees no further need to address his cart set up.
If Board wishes to address further, PC requests that it be done with
Geoff present at a Board meeting to discuss.
Geoff is travelling for 3-4 weeks.
Snowcones
- It was brought to Linda’s attention
that on Feb. 8, a new participant signed a release form to work on the pier
selling snowcones with homemade syrups.
He set up that week on the pier.
The board took no issue at that time with a new snowcone participant.
PC is asking that Board reconsider overturning PC’s vote and allow Kelly
Nelson onto the pier with his gourmet snowcones.
Food SOPs, change and
addition:
Members discussed at length.
Recommending to the Board the following change and following addition to SOPs
for Food with understanding that SOP changes must be voted upon at General
Membership Meeting.
Change:
SOPs:
Section IV Food, C.1.:
Current
reading: 1) Acceptance of food
product and a rough draft of food cart design.
All food carts must fit to the allotted 6’x8’ space provided by CPS.
Proposed
change:
1)
Acceptance of food product
and a rough draft of the food cart design.
All food carts are limited to a 5’ height of the front area of the cart
and must also be open in design so that it does not obscure any participant set
up next to it. Every part of the
cart (including a non-removable towing tongue) must fit into the allotted 6’x8’
space. Food vendors set up prior to
_____ (date of General Membership Meeting) do not have to redesign/rebuild
carts.
Proposed addition to Section IV Food:
Add New
Section “L”:
“L”.
No food vendor may hold an exclusive right to any food product for longer
than 8 months unless the vendor sells that product at least 4 months of the
year.
PC is
also asking Board to obtain a legal opinion on making this proposed, new section
“L” enforceable on all food participants and not grandfathered for any current
participant.
PC will
also come back at a later time to recommend a limit on the number of food
products a vendor can have a right to.
More research is needed to find where the perceived “up to 10 items” rule
came from. It is not part of our
current SOPs.
Meeting
adjourned 12:30 p.m.