| Meeting Name and Number/Purpose: | April 2023 Board Meeting | |||||||||
| Project Number and Name: | Mimico Residents Association | |||||||||
| Date of Meeting: | April 20, 2023 | Time of Meeting (Start and End): | 7:30-9:00 pm | |||||||
| Location of Meeting: | Microsoft Teams | |||||||||
| Meeting Chairperson: | Rozhen (President) | Meeting Minutes Prepared By: | Lauren (Secretary) | |||||||
Date Meeting Minutes Distributed: | April 20, 2023 | Date of Next Meeting: | TBD | |||||||
ATTENDANCE & DISTRIBUTION OF MEETING MINUTES
| Attendee Name | Present | Regrets | Distribution |
| Rozhen Asrani | X | X | |
| Emma Park | X | X | |
| Mike Majesti | X | X | |
| Alex Cameron | X | X | |
| Don Henderson | X | X | |
| Jim Foster | X | X | |
| Sara Da Silva | X | X | |
| Shreya Patel | X | X | |
| David Thornley | X | X | |
| Lauren Facto | X | X |
| Item # | Discussion/Action Item |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Introduction (All) – Introductions to new board members |
| 2.0 | Goals (Rozhen) |
| 2.1 | Defining goals for 2023 |
| 2.2 | Communication – Update website to include blog section with commenting section – Sending out regular newsletters |
| 2.3 | Development – MLCN has a lot of information on development, no need to duplicate the work. – Option for a survey to identify a “development wish list” – Lauren and Don to connect with MLCN |
| 2.4 | Revenue Targets – Emma to determine target and report back – Options for revenue production: Sell merch, increase membership, events, etc. |
| 2.5 | Building Alliances (RAs and BIAs) – Not necessarily a goal but a tactic to accomplish goals – Some relationships already exist- to be further nurtured – Opportunity to create strength in numbers for political and social pull |
| 2.6 | Economic Development – Sara is interested in pursuing an economic development goal – Ideas to promote and attract development/businesses to Mimico – Opportunity to collaborate with the BIA |
| 3.0 | Roles and Responsibilities (Informal) |
| 3.1 | Social Media – Facebook – Don to take over – Instagram – Lauren to continue |
| 3.2 | Newsletter – To be confirmed if David would like to continue – Alex can assist |
| 3.3 | Email Management – Shreya to monitor/distribute emails min. once per week |
| 3.4 | Website – Jim to continue & Alex can assist |
| 3.5 | Membership – Alex to help Emma modernize the system – Emma to transition responsibility to Sara. |
| 4.0 | Board Positions (Formal) |
| 4.1 | Secretary – Lauren to continue |
| 4.2 | Treasurer – Emma to continue |
| 4.3 | Vice President – Mike to continue |
| 4.4 | President – Rozhen to continue |
| 5.0 | Upcoming Events |
| 5.1 | Spring Clean Up – Mike to spearhead event. – Opportunity to incorporate ideas from AGM (change clean-up location from Amos Waites, multiple locations, etc.) – Mike to brainstorm and send out the event date by next week (April 25th) |
| 5.2 | Mimico Market – Tim is spearheading the market initiative – Next Market – in May |
| 5.3 | Mayoral Debate – Tim spearheading the mayoral debate setup |
| 6.0 | Next Meeting |
| 6.1 | Rozhen to poll group for availability for May: – Virtual board meetings – In-person social meet-up |