HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-10-08Newcastle BIA MINUTES October 8th, 2020
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Attendance: Janeen Calder, Helen Vatandoust, Marni Lewis, Leslie Ray, Donna Wood,
Valentine Lovekin, Jane Black, Councillor Marg Zwart, Lina Schmahl
Regrets: Greg Lewis, Theresa Vanhaverbeke, Granville Anderson, Ann Harley, Tracey Yates
1. Meeting called to order at 10:04 a.m.
2. Approval of September Minutes:
Janeen Calder Seconded by: Leslie Ray
3. Business Arising from Minutes:
The BIA Needs a Treasurer for January 2021, if you know anyone that would be
interested in your office please contact me.
4. Council Report:
The Municipality is working on the CIP - Covid-19 support grant. Businesses will be
able to apply for rebates made to reopen safely. Watch for email updates or go to
their website.
5. President's Report:
The Durham Region Task Force and the Mayor are committed to listening to the BIAS
needs. Please let Valentine know any business concerns you have.
6. Treasurer's Report:
Our current bank balance is $40,625. We are holding a $2000 cheque from the MOC
for the Parade. The t-shirt sales are $587.81 in profits, they will mail a cheque to
US.
7. Committee Reports:
Safety Et Decor:
The Horticultural Society may be able to help do the planter boxes for the holiday
season, Marni will reach out to them.
Advertisinp-:
Facebook likes up to 1745
Post reach 2800
Post engagements 1200
Top Posts
Labour Day Weekend
Roselina's
SNUG indoor dining
Refinery's New barber
Buddha Belly
Instagram likes are at 1064 followers
If you have bought a #NewcastleProud t-shirt, please take a picture of yourself
wearing it and send the picture to Donna to post on social media.
info@enovationsdesigns.com
Special Events:
a) Town Hall Lighting - The Town Hall will be getting masonry work starting any
day now until Spring 2021, so we won't be able to light up the Hall this year.
The committee is looking at getting a tree to light up in the parkette as well as
the gazebo and the surrounding trees. We will hire someone to hang them.
The Best decorated business contest is back and we are encouraging all
businesses to decorate in their favourite holiday movie theme! Good luck!
A motion to approve the $3500 lighting budget for use to light a tree, and the
gazebo in the parkette.
Motioned by: Leslie Ray Seconded by: Helen Vatandoust
b) Breakfast with Santa- cancelled
c) Santa Parade - the committee is planning a Santa Drive -by this year on
December 13th, late in the afternoon, it will be small but festive. John Albi and
his team will be helping. They are encouraging everyone to decorate their houses.
Monetary donations will collected for the Clarington East Food bank. Button sales
will still happen. Flyers will be posted around town with all the details.
d) Harvest Festival - n/a
8. CBOT:
CBOT is partnering with Tourism in the Shop local Campaign. We will be doing
"SHOP IT, LOVE IT, GIFT IT" ads too. Thanks to Newcastle businesses who offered to
provide co-op opportunities for Clarington high school students, it's free help for
businesses and teaches students valuable skills:
Newcastle Hearing Solutions
The Snug
Gift of Art
Studio 37
Gold Reflections
Newcastle Golf Course
We also have the Virtual Town Hall with MP Lawrence Tuesday from 1-2.
9. Chamber News:
n/a
10. CIP:
Grants available at:
https: //www.clarington.net/en/town-hall/resources/COVID-19-CIP-Grant-Pre-Application-
Form. pdf
11. New Business:
Laura from Clarington Tourism shared this via email:
I'm happy to pass along an update on our 'Rediscover Clarington... Hometown Holiday'
Campaign.
Along with the CBOT Shop Local campaign, we will launch November 16 with details on
where to shop, support and discover locally, specifically highlighting the historic
downtown cores.
Watch next week as we send an easy survey to businesses (through the BIAS) to help
gather information on holiday product features in-store, take out options and holiday
treats in our cafes and bakeshops, promotions, etc.
We'll also work with you at CBOT to ensure we have everyone's takeout/order and online
shopping information available. With our current environment, we are aiming to share the
message that supporting our downtowns this year is more important than ever, and you
can find everything to make a Hometown Holiday, right here in Clarington.
The campaign will include extensive local advertising (radio, newspaper, and social) as
well as an insert in Clarington This Week, or mail drop.
We sent our photographer out last week to capture updated street-scape photos of the
downtowns, which I'll share with you for your own marketing shortly.
If there BIA is planning any socially -distanced events or specific marketing, let me know as
we would love to include as much as we can into the campaign.
12. Next meeting, November 12th, 2020 at 9:OOam IN PERSON AT THE TOWN HALL
13. Motion to adjourn meeting by Helen Vatandoust seconded by Janeen Calder