HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-01-16Orono DBIA Minuites
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Orono Town Hall, lower level
Attendance: Karen L, Michael M, Perry K, Frank M, Julie C-O, Chad H, Brad B, Councillor Marg Zwart
Guests: Scott S, Laura Knox, Clarington Economic Development; Alyssa Crittenden, CBOT.
1. Land Acknowledgment Statement
2. Approval of Agenda — Motion: Karen, Second: Brad - Carried
3. Approval of November Minutes — Motion: Frank, Second: Julie - Carried
4. Financial Statements/ Bank Balance: December $6765.17, Brad to put order in for hoodies
and Scott new banner
5. Presentations/Delegations
6. Business - DBIA downtown
a. Elections for the BIA. The association is seeking the following roles to be filled:
Motion to accept as nominated: Karen, Second Julie
Chair: Brad Beckstead — nomination accept, carried
Co -Chair: Chad Harmer — nomination accept, carried
Executive — TBD
Secretary — Heather Maitland — nomination accept, carried
Treasurer — Will Davies - nomination accept, carried
New Business
a) Laura Knox told committee about Clarington's new Vendor Directory for Goods
and Services — if interested go to Clarington.net to sign up
b) Christmas Lights are failing — in the next couple of weeks they will be taken down
and looked at
c) Brad and Chad to unveil new mission statement
d) Table new DBIA meeting time
e) The DBIA executive would like to expand our membership, we have several
parties interested in joining that operate outside of the downtown borders.
f) Table marketing strategy collaboration with invest Clarington and downtown
businesses. (Chad to spearhead)
g) Table collaborations between municipality, CBOT, Invest Clarington and land
owners/businesses to seek new business investment opportunities in downtown
Orono
Date of Next Meeting: February 20, 2025 — 1 pm — Orono Townhall.
7. Adjournment