June 4 2026 Meeting Minutes

Location: Google Meet

Time: 7pm- 8:30pm

Attendance

Present: Lauren Facto, Victor Yee, Ryan Myhal, Michael Schwanzer, Jim Foster, Andrew Blackwell, Darlene Bradley 7:41

Regrets: David Thornley, Guy Hoskins, Mike Majeski, Richard Ramsuchit

Chair: Michael Schwanzer

Minute-Taker: Michael Schwanzer

Quorum (7): 10 of 11 directors present. Quorum met: YES after 7:41

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
   1. Mover: Jim Seconder: Victor Approved Yes
3. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
   1. Mover: Jim Seconder: Victor Approved Yes 
   2. Jim will paste them into the website
4. URGENT BUSINESS
5. EVENTS / INITIATIVES https://mimicoresidents.ca/events/
   1. June 2nd, Mimico Transit Forum (MTF)
      1. Lessons learnt for next year
      2. MX Board Email, see Victor / Michael Draft, Adjust if needed
         1. Ask about safety report of tunnel closure
      3. Newsletter enabling residents to renew ask to MOT / MX CEO to start community engagement BEFORE they spend more years designing the wrong thing
   2. Recruiting
      1. MS has talked to Tyra & Lori
   3. Strategic Priorities
      1. Transit & Traffic
      2. Sustainability / Resilience (Green Mimico)
      3. Community Building (Re-activated connections with LSA, BIAs, LAMP
      4. Housing Developments? 
      5. Influencing Stakeholders?
   4. Mimico 2040
      1. Jim will give an update (see working plan)
      2. Determine the Key Infrastructure Development Needs to research and communicate in the Fall 2026 (Jim)
   5. Plant Thefts
      1. Not getting involved
   6. Mimico Creek
      1. Andrew: Councillor Office will send all their collected material regarding the bridges but a lead from the City side was designated. 
   7. Developments
      1. Andrew reviewed FONTRA Email
      2. Shall we start sub-committee? 
   8. LAMP Award
      1. Congratulations! It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been selected as a recipient of a LAMP CHC Award of Merit for your advocacy work around road safety and the Mimico GO Station Redevelopment. We would be delighted to celebrate this achievement with you at the awards ceremony on Wednesday, June 17, from 5:00–8:00 p.m. The ceremony will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. You are warmly invited to bring 1-2 guests; additional guests are more than welcome, but have to attend outside of the winner’s tent! Please let us know if you will be joining us.
   9. Summer Social Meeting @ GLB has been booked
   10. 20th Anniversary
       1. Sub-Committee Needed
          1. No beer garden
          2. Raffle with BIA Members?
          3. Local Talent on Stage
          4. LSA Offered to sponsor family-friendly entertainment 
   11. Meetings with Elected Officials
       1. Michael met MP Maloney a few weeks ago
       2. MPP & DM came to MTF 
   12. Green Mimico (GM)
       1. Newsletter for reducing dependence on oil and gas. 
       2. Community Environment Day June 7 –
          1. Complementary Activities
             1. Green Mimico Awards
             2. LSA will send a rep
             3. Heat Pump info 
             4. Solar / Battery
       3. National Drive Electric Month Sep 11-Oct 12, 2026 #2026NDEM
   13. LSA & Partners
   14. 60 Birmingham
   15. Bike Ride with Jason Thorne
   16. TABIA: As part of the City of Toronto’s new Festival Strategy, the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) is partnering with the City of Toronto to create a new Toronto Festival Association (TFA). To ensure we create an association that brings the most value to your organization and the sector, we are bringing together festival organizers and industry partners to help guide the Association’s development. We are inviting your organization to participate in the consultations.
   17. Billy Bishop Airport
       1. Town Hall, who can lead? 
       2. Ask for Noise Monitoring Stations
          1. MS sent email, need to follow up
6. FINANCES / NUMBERS
   1. TD: 8,134.68
      1. Ryan, shall we cancel QuickBooks? Save ~$400/year
      2. Michael needs reimbursement of $233.68  for MTF Coronation Club Rental
   2. Members: 153 (148 Stripe + 5 offline)
   3. Newsletter: 1107
7. OTHER BUSINESS
   1. Development Project Updates – Do we want to engage on the key ones? Do we want these City updates posted to the website?  (Jim)
8. NEXT MEETING DATES
   1. First Wednesday of the Month?
      1. July 8th (July 1st Canada Day, deferred)
      2. August 5th  (Summer Social, not official board meeting)
      3. September 2nd 
      4. October 7th
      5. November 4th
      6. December 2nd (Winter Social, not official board meeting)
      7. February 3rd
      8. AGM March 2nd  
9. ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn: Moved by Victor Seconded by Jim 

Meeting adjourned at: 20:14 by Michael