HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-05-11 MinutesNewcastle BIA MINUTES May 11, 2017
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Attendance: Theresa Vanhaverbeke, Marni Lewis, Helen Vatandoust, Valentine Lovekin, Tracy
Yates, Ann Harley, Donna Wood, Joyce King, Karen Bastas, Faye Langmaid - Clarington, Amy
Schaefer - Clarington, Ashley Kielbiski - Tourism
Regrets: Greg Lewis, Waisze Brown, Catherine Peterson
1.Attendance taken. Theresa Chaired the meeting
2.Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.m.
3.Approval of April Minutes:
Motion to accept: Joyce King Seconded: Helen Vatandoust
4. Business Arising from Minutes: 109 King Ave Building
Valentine moved to write a letter to council on behalf of the BIA showing our support for
this new building in the BIA area. Seconded by Joyce King. Please watch for the letter
to be emailed shortly.
5. Ann Harley at the Gift of Art received a Canadian Community Foundations 150 Grant.
With the grant money they are providing;
-30,000 placemats for every restaurant in town with questions and fun facts about
Newcastle.
-8 banners of famous Newcastle people will go up along King Ave.
-large collages of artwork made by students at Newcastle Public School. That will be
hung at the library and Rec Centre.
6. Faye Langmaid - Clarington
Talked to the BIA about Restaurants Outdoor Patios and Parklets.
There are 5 potential restaurants in Newcastle that could take advantage of this new
opportunity and 14 in Bowmanville. The Patios season would be from May-October.
Each restaurants would be responsible for the cost and storage of the patio structure.
This went to council on Monday. Council wanted to know from the BIAs 1) overall idea,
do you agree with Main St. patios? 2) Impact of losing parking spaces? We agreed with
the idea and would like to see it be an option for restaurants if they choose to want one.
Patios encourage more people to come to the BIA.
7. President’s Report:
The Premier visited Lakeridge Hospital last week. There will be an additional 8.4
million dollars in funding for the hospital. It is thought that in order to decrease wait
times in hospitals, more focus should be on elderly care, and getting them moved out
of the hospital beds and into long term care homes.
8. Treasurer’s Report:
As of April 30, 2017 there is a balance of $95,890.35, no outstanding checks.
9. Council Report: n/a
10. Committee Reports:
Safety & Decor:
The banners are going up soon.
Advertising:
Newcastle Physio held their grand re-opening open house on May 13.
Special Events:
a)The Easter Scavenger Hunt was a huge success this year. Some businesses
saw 100 kids throughout the day.
b)Canada Day is looking for your sponsorship. Please watch for the email
requesting your support shortly. This will be Karen Bastas’ last year for
organizing this event. She has taken this on for many years and its always been
a family fun event. We thank her for all her hard work!
c) Harvest Festival is NOT going ahead this year if a Newcastle business doesn’t
step up to organize it.
11. CBOT:
n/a
12. Chamber News:
n/a
13. CIP:
A joint meeting was held with Newcastle, Orono, Bowmanville and
Courtice. Veridian presented a Small Business Lighting Program, helping small
businesses with a simple solution for energy efficient lighting. If you are interested
please call 1-844-363-4035 for more information.
14. New Business:
Theresa motioned for the BIA to continue sponsoring the concerts in the park and
move to increase the budget to $250.00 this year. Valentine seconded. Approved.
15. Next meeting, Thursday June 8, 2017 @ 9:00am
16. Motion to adjourn meeting by M. Lewis, seconded by H. Vatandoust