Minutes of a Regular General Meeting of the

Town of Tecumseh Business Improvement Area (TOTBIA)

Meeting #:
Date:	Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Time:	6:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.
Location:	The BIA meeting will be livestreamed. See BIA website for livestream link.

Present:

• Councillor, Andrew Dowie
• Councillor, Brian Houston (liaison)
• Treasurer Paul Bistany
• Director Jules Champoux
• Director Leo Demarce
• Director Jessica Fowler
• Director Linda Proctor

Also Present:

• Coordinator Denise Pelaccia

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A.

Call to Order

The meeting is called to order at 6:01 PM by Linda Proctor, Vice Chair (Acting Chair).

Councillor, Andrew Dowie joined the meeting at 6:00 PM. ()

Councillor, Brian Houston (liaison) joined the meeting at 6:00 PM. ()

Treasurer Paul Bistany joined the meeting at 6:00 PM. ()

Director Jules Champoux joined the meeting at 6:00 PM. ()

Director Leo Demarce joined the meeting at 6:00 PM. ()

Director Linda Proctor joined the meeting at 6:00 PM. ()

Coordinator Denise Pelaccia joined the meeting at 6:00 PM. ()

B.

Roll Call

C.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

No disclosure at this meeting.

D.

Delegations

No delegations at this meeting.

E.

Communications

1.

TOTBIA Board of Management Meeting Minutes

The minutes of the Town of Tecumseh TOTBIA Regular General Meeting held on October 20, 2021 were approved as distributed.

• Motion: BBM- (BBM-44/21)
  Carried

2.

Letters From

No letters at this time.

F.

Supplementary Agenda

No supplementary agenda items.

G.

Reports

1.

Chair Report

The Chair Report for October 2021 was accepted.

• Motion: BBM- (BBM-45/21)
  Carried

2.

Treasurer Report

Paul Bistany reports on the month end financial report.

The Treasurer Report for October 2021 was accepted.

• Motion: BBM- (BBM-46/21)
  Carried

3.

Coordinator Report

Denise Pelaccia reports on the Coordinator Report.

The Coordinator Report for October 2021 was accepted.

a.

Financial Information

Denise Pelaccia reports on the financial information within the Coordinator Report.

b.

Membership Statistics

Denise Pelaccia reports on the membership statistics within the Coordinator Report.

The financial information and membership statistics within the Coordinator Report for October 2021 was accepted.

• Motion: BBM- (BBM-47/21)
  Carried

4.

Council Report

Councillor Andrew Dowie gives the Council Report for October 2021.

The Council Report for October 2021 was accepted.

• Motion: BBM- (BBM-48/21)
  Carried

5.

Committee Reports

The Tecumseh BIA Coordinator, Denise Pelaccia, reports on the following Committee Reports:

a.

Marketing Committee

The Tecumseh BIA Coordinator, Denise Pelaccia, reads out the Marketing Committee Report.

b.

Membership Committee

The Tecumseh BIA Coordinator, Denise Pelaccia, reads out the Membership Committee Report.

c.

Beautification Committee

The Tecumseh BIA Coordinator, Denise Pelaccia, reads out the Beautification Committee Report.

d.

Events Committee

The Tecumseh BIA Coordinator, Denise Pelaccia, reads out the Events Committee Report.

e.

Governance Committee

The Tecumseh BIA Coordinator, Denise Pelaccia, reads out the Governance Committee Report.

All Committee Reports for October 2021 were accepted.

• Motion: BBM- (BBM-49/21)
  Carried

H.

Unfinished Business

I.

New Business

Councillor, Brian Houston, makes a motion that the Tecumseh Dollars program is put on pause for January 2022 while the Tecumseh BIA Board decides how to proceed with the program. This motion is approved and carried. 

• Motion: BBM- (BBM-50/21)
  Carried

J.

Next Meeting

The next regular general meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM and is currently scheduled to be held electronically.  The live stream will be available on the BIA website. 

K.

Adjournment

That there being no further business, the November 17, 2021 regular general meeting of the TOTBIA Board of Management is called to adjourn at 7:52 PM by Vice Chair, Linda Proctor.

• Motion: BBM- (BBM-51/21)
  Carried