Concession Street Board of Management
Thursday April 18th, 2019
9am to 10am
Alcatraz Mystery Studio – 604 Concession Street
Welcome & Introductory Remarks – Chair
Review & Approval of the Agenda :
Review & Approval of Feb 2019 Meeting Minutes:
Board Business:
New Board Director interest
New Board of Directors Governance Training: hosted this past Tuesday April 16th (6:30pm at City Hall).
Treasurer Report – Alana Travis
Chair of the Beautification Committee –Chair: Alana Travis
City anti-graffiti initiative in plan for 2019 to wrap electrical boxes with artistic designed wraps. This will include Concession BIA.
Sidewalk planters will go in the week of May 20th (after Victoria Day) plus hanging baskets along Concession Street.
Summer banners have been installed on the street.
Chair of the Concession Marketing Committee – Chair: Kathy Kriedl
Event postcards are printed and ready for pick up from the BIA office.
Spring Series posters are printed and ready for pick up from the BIA office.
Updated online directory: Boosted posts on social media for every category being done. We currently have Shopping, Food, Entertainment/Fitness, Beauty and Professional Services active. Health and Wellness will follow shortly. Trying to space them out. Spending $20 to boost each category for 10 days on Facebook to targeted audience.
Marketing Survey was sent out to membership for interest in additional business advertising initiatives. The BIA can promote events – not specific businesses. Those who responded will be contacted with future marketing initiatives by the BIA. These initiatives will also be presented at future BIA meetings for any others who may want to participate.
First pilot of this business-driven advertising is a Spring double page ad, center page of the Mt News. The BIA would pay for the center portion of the ad with an editorial on importance of shopping and supporting local. Around the editorial would be 16 spots for interested businesses to have their business logo (and address) included. Ad is being designed and will run in the May edition of the Mountain News.
Mountain News ad run this week promoting our upcoming Bunny Hop event.
Chair of Concession Events Committee – Chair TBC - Presented by Cristina Geissler
Bunny Hop: Saturday April 20th (10am to 3pm) . We will run this event as a shop local, sidewalk sales, open doors for our BIA businesses. We will distribute a Customer Loyalty card on Wed April 17 to Wed Apr 24. From Saturday April 20 to Friday April 26, any shoppers that spend money in our storefronts will receive a stamp on their card. Fill the card with 6 stamps and enter that now as a ballot for BIA prize baskets. No minimum purchase required. Designed to get visitors spending in our storefronts. We will also have a crew of 12 HS volunteers distributing bunny ears to the first 100 visitors to the BIA office. We will also have teams of volunteers on every block between Upper Wentworth and Poplar handing out Easter treats (to keep kids out of the stores) and distributing more of our Customer Loyalty Cards.
Sidewalk Sounds on track to kick off on May 17th 6-9pm. Music line ups have been posted on our website.
Streetfest planning going well. We are approximately 80-90% sold of vendor spots. Music and entertainment line ups should be posted soon on our Concession BIA website. Main stage headliner this year will be Crowbar. We are also introducing a Bingo Rest/Shade Station that will award Concession Bucks to winning tickets.
Chair of Safety Committee – Chair: Jim Foreman
Night Audit tentatively scheduled for April 23rd.
Executive Director Updates – Cristina Geissler
100 In One Day: urban interactions / citizen driven initiatives for Saturday June 1st, 2019
City of Hamilton Parking Masterplan review. City wide online survey being launched soon for public feedback.
Sam Lawrence Revitalization Masterplan – full dialogue and public consultation underway. Should expect to see some changes happen for fiscal 2020 with City Council funding approval. May have to be a phased project based on final designs and budget required to complete fully.
Accessibility ramps available to storefronts: FREE of charge in collaboration with Mohawk College and The City of Hamilton. First batch of ramps scheduled to be delivered in the coming weeks.
Cigarette Butt Litter program with the City of Hamilton: New waste receptacle wraps will be introduced downtown as a pilot. Will eventually be introduced on Concession Street. April 27th (in alignment with Beautiful Alleys) a Butt Blitz is also scheduled to happen.
No Smoking, No Vaping window decals now available in the BIA office.
Working with other BIA’s to coordinate a collective Shop Your Neighbourhood program the Friday after Black Friday (Nov 30th) “Shop The Hood”. More details to follow.
New businesses:
Scarlett's Apothecary: now open April 2019 at 529 Concession - natural plant based products for body and home
Heal Lifestyle – Dog Boutique and Café – opening at 584 Concession in May 2019
New Found Treats Diner: opening in May 2019 at 592 Concession - family friendly diner
Congratulations to Retrosaurus who is celebrating their one year anniversary on the street this April!
BIA Members and Community
Thursday April 18th, 2019
9am to 10am
Alcatraz Mystery Studio – 604 Concession Street
Welcome & Introductory Remarks – Chair
Review & Approval of the Agenda :
Review & Approval of Feb 2019 Meeting Minutes:
Board Business:
New Board Director interest
New Board of Directors Governance Training: hosted this past Tuesday April 16th (6:30pm at City Hall).
Treasurer Report – Alana Travis
Chair of the Beautification Committee –Chair: Alana Travis
City anti-graffiti initiative in plan for 2019 to wrap electrical boxes with artistic designed wraps. This will include Concession BIA.
Sidewalk planters will go in the week of May 20th (after Victoria Day) plus hanging baskets along Concession Street.
Summer banners have been installed on the street.
Chair of the Concession Marketing Committee – Chair: Kathy Kriedl
Event postcards are printed and ready for pick up from the BIA office.
Spring Series posters are printed and ready for pick up from the BIA office.
Updated online directory: Boosted posts on social media for every category being done. We currently have Shopping, Food, Entertainment/Fitness, Beauty and Professional Services active. Health and Wellness will follow shortly. Trying to space them out. Spending $20 to boost each category for 10 days on Facebook to targeted audience.
Marketing Survey was sent out to membership for interest in additional business advertising initiatives. The BIA can promote events – not specific businesses. Those who responded will be contacted with future marketing initiatives by the BIA. These initiatives will also be presented at future BIA meetings for any others who may want to participate.
First pilot of this business-driven advertising is a Spring double page ad, center page of the Mt News. The BIA would pay for the center portion of the ad with an editorial on importance of shopping and supporting local. Around the editorial would be 16 spots for interested businesses to have their business logo (and address) included. Ad is being designed and will run in the May edition of the Mountain News.
Mountain News ad run this week promoting our upcoming Bunny Hop event.
Chair of Concession Events Committee – Chair TBC - Presented by Cristina Geissler
Bunny Hop: Saturday April 20th (10am to 3pm) . We will run this event as a shop local, sidewalk sales, open doors for our BIA businesses. We will distribute a Customer Loyalty card on Wed April 17 to Wed Apr 24. From Saturday April 20 to Friday April 26, any shoppers that spend money in our storefronts will receive a stamp on their card. Fill the card with 6 stamps and enter that now as a ballot for BIA prize baskets. No minimum purchase required. Designed to get visitors spending in our storefronts. We will also have a crew of 12 HS volunteers distributing bunny ears to the first 100 visitors to the BIA office. We will also have teams of volunteers on every block between Upper Wentworth and Poplar handing out Easter treats (to keep kids out of the stores) and distributing more of our Customer Loyalty Cards.
Sidewalk Sounds on track to kick off on May 17th 6-9pm. Music line ups have been posted on our website.
Streetfest planning going well. We are approximately 80-90% sold of vendor spots. Music and entertainment line ups should be posted soon on our Concession BIA website. Main stage headliner this year will be Crowbar. We are also introducing a Bingo Rest/Shade Station that will award Concession Bucks to winning tickets.
Chair of Safety Committee – Chair: Jim Foreman
Night Audit tentatively scheduled for April 23rd.
Executive Director Updates – Cristina Geissler
100 In One Day: urban interactions / citizen driven initiatives for Saturday June 1st, 2019
City of Hamilton Parking Masterplan review. City wide online survey being launched soon for public feedback.
Sam Lawrence Revitalization Masterplan – full dialogue and public consultation underway. Should expect to see some changes happen for fiscal 2020 with City Council funding approval. May have to be a phased project based on final designs and budget required to complete fully.
Accessibility ramps available to storefronts: FREE of charge in collaboration with Mohawk College and The City of Hamilton. First batch of ramps scheduled to be delivered in the coming weeks.
Cigarette Butt Litter program with the City of Hamilton: New waste receptacle wraps will be introduced downtown as a pilot. Will eventually be introduced on Concession Street. April 27th (in alignment with Beautiful Alleys) a Butt Blitz is also scheduled to happen.
No Smoking, No Vaping window decals now available in the BIA office.
Working with other BIA’s to coordinate a collective Shop Your Neighbourhood program the Friday after Black Friday (Nov 30th) “Shop The Hood”. More details to follow.
New businesses:
Scarlett's Apothecary: now open April 2019 at 529 Concession - natural plant based products for body and home
Heal Lifestyle – Dog Boutique and Café – opening at 584 Concession in May 2019
New Found Treats Diner: opening in May 2019 at 592 Concession - family friendly diner
Congratulations to Retrosaurus who is celebrating their one year anniversary on the street this April!
BIA Members and Community