Thursday Feb 17, 2022
9am to 10am
Conference Call:
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81469782491?pwd=SEFUcmhYakY2RHZkdEdBajVXZkFyQT09
Passcode: BIA
Welcome & Introductory Remarks – Chair, Eshe Despres
Review & Approval of the Agenda
Review & Approval of January 2022 Meeting Minutes
Board Business:
Treasurer Report – Brandon Eyre
Chair of the Beautification Committee –Cristina Geissler
2022 Concession Banner update
Chair of the Concession Marketing Committee – Cristina Geissler
Chair of Concession Events Committee – Cristina Geissler
Chair of Safety Committee – Chair: Jim Foreman
Responsibility of businesses/property owners for prompt snow removal from city sidewalks
Executive Director Updates – Cristina Geissler
Thanks to everyone who reached out and responded to Charlie Broughton’s 90th birthday celebration – it made the front page of the Mountain News
BIA motion (seconded by Concession BIA) to reinstate the marking of parking meters for 2 hour Holiday Parking Program in 2022 and moving forward
New business updates:
Dollarama opening late Spring 2022 at 503 Concession (corner of Upper Wentworth and Concession)
*All required changes to our online business directory have been done on our BIA website: concessionstreet.ca
BIA Members and Community
9am to 10am
Conference Call:
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81469782491?pwd=SEFUcmhYakY2RHZkdEdBajVXZkFyQT09
Passcode: BIA
Welcome & Introductory Remarks – Chair, Eshe Despres
Review & Approval of the Agenda
Review & Approval of January 2022 Meeting Minutes
Board Business:
- Hate graffiti updates
- MOTION: BIA Hate graffiti Board action plan to do better in response to these kinds of actions
- Guest invited, Julia Davis Business Development & BIA Officer
- Code of Conduct review
- New board members will be finalized later this month: Dave and Sarah to sign Code of Conduct document
- MOTION: Appointment of interim Vice Chair
- Guest Invitied: David Reed, Concession BIA Ambassador for My Main Street Accelerator Program: federal grant thru City of Hamilton that will provide Concession BIA with dedicated Ambassador, David Reed
- Mayors Task Force: Local Commercial Areas Economic Recovery Program updates ($750,000 city wide)
Treasurer Report – Brandon Eyre
Chair of the Beautification Committee –Cristina Geissler
2022 Concession Banner update
Chair of the Concession Marketing Committee – Cristina Geissler
- CHCH remote with Tim Bolen aired Feb 8/22 – available on BIA website video library
- Hamilton Community News digital marketing campaign 2022
- Mountain News: new business spotlights to continue
- Concession BIA billboard
- Continued social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok
Chair of Concession Events Committee – Cristina Geissler
- All dates and current information have been updated on our BIA website: concessionstreet.ca
- Book Crawl on Concession: third Saturday of each month 10am-1pm (Jan virtual, Feb virtual)
- N2N Coldest Night of the Year – virtual for Saturday Feb 26, 2022 - BIA distance sponsor again this year
- Concession BIA is a community sponsor again this year in support of N2N
- Hamilton Winterfest: Feb 17 to March 6, 2022 based out of Auchmar Estate
- Virtual Alternative History Tour on Concession active and available on our website
Chair of Safety Committee – Chair: Jim Foreman
Responsibility of businesses/property owners for prompt snow removal from city sidewalks
Executive Director Updates – Cristina Geissler
Thanks to everyone who reached out and responded to Charlie Broughton’s 90th birthday celebration – it made the front page of the Mountain News
BIA motion (seconded by Concession BIA) to reinstate the marking of parking meters for 2 hour Holiday Parking Program in 2022 and moving forward
New business updates:
Dollarama opening late Spring 2022 at 503 Concession (corner of Upper Wentworth and Concession)
*All required changes to our online business directory have been done on our BIA website: concessionstreet.ca
BIA Members and Community