Meetings

This page will contain the minutes of the BIA's last executive committee meeting, along with the agenda of the upcoming meeting a few days prior to said meeting. Meetings are held every first Thursday of the month.

The minutes of previous meetings will be available in the Archives section of the site.

The last BIA executive's monthly meeting was held on Thursday September 1st, 2005. Here were the subjects discussed:
 

Present: Mike Wilson, President Gérald Gaudreau Sylvie Otis Sylvie Leroux Colette Fortin Patricia Carrier Marc Dufresne, Council Rep. Daniel Sigouin, Resource Person Mila Branco, Coordinator for the Summer Festival Thérèse Lachance, Secretary

Absent: Estelle Mignault  Élise Beauvais

Subjects discussed :
 

1		Opening - Agenda. - The meeting was declared open at 7:45 a.m.  The Agenda was Prop. by: G. Gaudreau, Supp. by: S. Leroux; CARRIED.
2		Reports of the meeting held on June 2nd, 2005. - Prop. by: S. Otis, Supp. by: P. Marin-Carrier; CARRIED.
3		Report on the 2005 Summer Festival. - Mila Branco, Coordinator of the 2005 Summer Festival presents the financial statement of the festival and informs members that the festival has made a deficit of $864.16 this year.  She also gives out a questionnaire to all members asking them to fill it out and give their ideas and opinions of this edition of the festival.  The questionnaire can be brought back to CommunicAction. - Daniel Sigouin informs members that he received many comments concerning the festival and says that most people did not like the fact that stores were closed on Friday night.  He also says that the objective of the festival was to bring people downtown and not to direct them somewhere else.  Other members also received the same comments.
4		New benches and tree guard. - We have finally received the two benches and the tree guard that were ordered a while ago.  They are presently stored at l'Atelier des Pionniers' warehouse.  Mike suggested to ask Réal Gagnon and his team to install the tree guard, as it was supposed to be their responsibility to maintain the BIA infrastructures.  Thérèse will take care of it.
5		Correspondence. - Suggestions from L. Vaillancourt for parking meters: Laurent Vaillancourt sent us an email with photos of parking meters in Dryden, where they had covered their meters for free parking day as a suggestion for the Hearst BIA.  Info. - Town of Hearst Resolution for new members: The Town of Hearst has nominated, by resolution, Élise Beauvais, Patricia Marin-Carrier and Sylvie Leroux members on the BIA Board.  Info. - The Business Center (Sustainable Downtowns): An invitation was received to assist at the Sustainable Downtowns Forum that will be held on September 20 and 21 in North Bay.  Gérald and Daniel are interested to attend, but, due to budget restraints, it was decided to wait for the next forum.
6		Financial reports. - Thérèse informs members that the BIA is in deficit and that measures should be taken to recover it.  Some measures could be taken in the following months.
7		CINN-FM Radio. - Request for donation for the Radiothon: Members think that it is each business' responsibility to make a donation. - Bingo ball: Daniel Sigouin suggested to take the bingo ball at the cost of $60 in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development.  This would reduce the cost to $20 each.  The person responsible for the promotion at CINN-FM will be contacted regarding this. - "Lotto épicerie" (early bird): Sylvie Gauthier, of the CINN-FM radio, would like to know if the BIA will still be participating in this year's draw of the "Lotto épicerie" by contributing the $500 early bird draw.  Members are willing to continue this tradition if the radio can offer free promotion for BIA activities.
8		Ads in community calendar. - It was decided to renew the two ads in the community calendar this year.  This expense is a 2006 expense and will not affect the 2005 budget.