MINUTES OF THE
BIA REGULAR MEETING
OF THE DOWNTOWN PORT PERRY BIA
HELD TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008 AT 6:00 P.M.
IN THE SCUGOG VISITOR & BUSINESS CENTRE
PRESENT: Chair (acting) Ms. Kenna Kozak
Dana Smith Lana Crosbie
Susan Clearwater Christie Stone-Curry
Julie Brock Brigitta McLeod
Also Present: Warren Strong
Absent: Georgia Brock, Stewart Bennett, Teri Venner, Michelle Belair
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
2. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
No member made any disclosure of pecuniary interest in an of the
following matters
3. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Sorry to miss the meeting but just returning from the OBIAA Conference in Collingwood. I hope to bring back a lot of great ideas that have proved successful with other BIAs.
I am certainly glad that we completed our AGMsssssss and I was pleased with the attendance and comments. Lets hope our members continue to support us and try to come out to the meetings.
I spoke with Marlene Werry last week about the fall festival and she suggests that Kerri King either comes to our meeting or we have a meeting of the sub-committee who is looking after that event.
I hope we have a great Ladies/Diva Night and hope that all our members have something special planned.
The weather is looking better and so are the numbers of people on the street and in the stores. Have a great spring and will talk with you all soon.
Respectfully submitted,
Stewart Bennett
RESOLUTION NO: 08 - 021
Moved by: Birgitta MacLeod
Seconded by: Dana Smith
THAT the President’s report for April 2008 be accepted
Carried
4. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
Minutes of the BIA Regular Meeting held February 12, 2008.
RESOLUTION NO: 08 - 022
Moved by: Dana Smith
Seconded by: Christie Stone-Curry
THAT the minutes of the BIA Regular Meeting held February 12, 2008 be approved.
Carried
5. AREA DEVELOPMENT REPORT
Dana is working on the Memorandum of Understanding with the Township. The Committee made some recommendations for discussion, including “no” to sharing the cost of the lampposts; “yes” to sharing the cost of the garbage cans but only the difference required to upgrade them to higher quality; and yes also to sharing the cost for upgrades only to the flower beds. Dana will continue discussions with the Township.
RESOLUTION NO: 08- 023
Moved by: Lana Crosbie
Seconded by: Susan Clearwater
THAT the Area Development report be
received for Information.
Carried
6. ADVERTISING
The next event is Divas in Downtown. We need one prize per hour. Silverside,
Brock’s, Meta4, Framer’s Gallery, and Luke’s agreed to donate a $50 gift certificate. The small budget allocated for prizes will be divided between these merchants. A map will be handed out to advertise different specials.
RESOLUTION NO: 08- 024
Moved by: Dana Smith
Seconded by: Julie Brock
THAT the Advertising report be received for Information.
Carried
7. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY UPDATE
Susan Clearwater reported on the Council Meeting held on March 31 regarding the Downtown Development Strategy. Although Susan was there to represent the BIA, this was overlooked by some members of Council. Projects have been broken down into A list, B list and C list projects. Examples of A list projects are: splash pad in Palmer Park, trails, the intersection of North & Water Streets, implementing the Heritage Conservation District, and a public square at the foot of Queen Street. The general opinion of the BIA was that the costs estimated for most of the projects are too low. The new Economic Development Committee will meet 4 times per year and have 3 Roundtables. There will be 3 members from Council, 1 agricultural rep. The committee asked Susan if she would volunteer to act as the BIA rep on this committee. There was concern that there would only be 4 meetings per year and that more frequent meetings would be required to achieve progress.
RESOLUTION NO: 08- 025
Moved by: Brigitta McLeod
Seconded by: Julie Brock
THAT the Development Strategy update be
received for Information.
Carried
8. NEW BUSINESS
The website needs to be updated. The committee recommended that the “profiles” tab be changed to “updates”, which will cost only about $45 instead of creating a new page for $350.
Kenna has sent a letter to Council from the BIA asking for a new Councilor to replace George Brock as BIA liaison.
9. NEXT MEETING
To be held May 13 at 6 pm at the Scugog Visitor & Business Centre. At that
meeting we will formally adopt the by-laws that were passed at the AGM
10. ADJOURNMENT - 7:15 pm
PRESIDENT, Stewart Bennett
SECRETARY, Brigitta McLeod
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