North Welland business Improvement Area Minutes
from October 8, 2009 8:30am at Mike Knapp Ford

1. NWBIA general membership meeting called to order at 8:30am

Members present: Kerry Thomas (Acting Chair) Leona Moore (Treasurer), Doug Watson (board member), Alanna Galeota (Board Member), Wendy Perry, Mike Knapp, Clark Peddle, David Alexander (Council appointee)

Regrets: Deanna Villella (Chair), Trevor Sainsbury (Vice Chair)

1.1 Round table introduction and welcomed new members

2. Additions/Deletions to agenda

None

Moved by:  Wendy and Doug

Carried – Unanimous

3. Review of Meeting Minutes
 
3.1     No matters arising

3.2     Adoption of meeting minutes

Moved by:  Alanna and Leona
Carried – Unanimous

4. Treasures Report by: Leona Moore

Account Balance:
Total Balance: $7041.08
Paid Bills: 
Tribune: $ 437.49
Boy Scouts $650.00
Giant FM - $945.00  

Adoption of report as read

Moved by:  Mike and Alanna

Carried - Unanimous

5. New Business

5.1  Welcome to Welland Sign – Reviewed two quotes.

Discussion around price, quality and materials that were going to be used.
Quotes : Cre.8.it – $3800.00 with gold leaf or $3300.00 without gold leaf Creative sign Works – $3499.20

Motion: To move forward and fix the sign at a cost of $3300.00 from Cre.8.it

Moved by: Wendy and Leona
Carried: Unanimous

5.2  New Website – Had discussion around the Website proposal. 

Reviewed proposal and discussed.  Suggested that we go ahead with faze one and two.  David suggested that we make sure we review annually so we don’t end up in the same situation as with the previous web site.

Discussed the sponsorship component to the proposal that offsets the cost of the site.  This would be advertising on the website, radio spots and tribune ads etc.  Wendy volunteered to put a value to this.

 
Motion: to move forward with faze 1 and 2 t be reviewed annually with faze 3 and 4 to be reviewed at a later date.

Moved by: Wendy and Doug
Carried: Unanimous

5.3  No Correspondence for review

6. Additional Business

Suggestion – to review budget at next meeting and decide if we need to make any adjustments.

Explore Christmas decorations again – to be discussed at next meeting. David suggested to look at grants to help offset the costs and possibly hire a grant writer.

Set a meeting date to finish our Strategic Plan – to be set at next meeting.

Motion to Adjourn:
Moved By: Doug and Clark
Carried: Unanimous