Agenda
1 Call to order
2 Land acknowledgement
3 Welcome and intros
4 Approval of agenda
5 Approval of minutes from 2023AGM
6Auditor’s report
7Appointment of auditors for 2024
8 Staff presentations
9 Opportunity Lethbridge presentation
10 Voting procedures
11 Intro board applicants and presentations
12Appoint scrutineers
13 Election period
14 Election results
15 Destruction of ballots
16Adjournment
The Downtown BRZ acknowledges that we are gathered on the lands of the Blackfoot people of the Canadian Plains and pays respect to the Blackfoot people past, present and future while recognizing and respecting their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship to the land. The City of Lethbridge is also home to the Metis Nation ofAlberta, Region III
MOTION: I move that the agenda for the March 18, 2024 BRZ AGM be approved as presented
MOTION: I move that the minutes from the March 14, 2023 BRZ AGM be
approved as presented
MOTION: I move to approve the 2023 BRZ year end Financial Statements as presented.
MOTION: I move that the firm Avail LLP Chartered Accountants be appointed auditors for the 2024 reporting year.
ADVOCACY
● Abusy year of events and initiatives with an emphasis on ADVOCACYfor business and property owners in the Downtown.
● Advocated for supportive housing and similar permits to be expanded beyond the DTin the ongoing Land Use Bylaw revisions.
● Parking package arrived at after a year of negotiations with the city.
● The Downtown Lawlessness ReductionTask Force
● Participated in the City of LethbridgeAdvocacy Framework planning.
EDUCATION
● Ongoing both to the BRZ members and the wider community.
● In collaboration with the City and the Chamber of Commerce, we hosted ten DTSafety Education and Information sessions.
● We presented on the Clean Sweep Program at the International DowntownAssociation conference in Chicago.
● Mandatory recycling and organics implementation in the DT.
EDUCATION
● Construction in the DT- acted as intermediary between the city and the DT businesses to ensure smooth and consistent messaging.
● Participation in Community Conversation event.
● Public Places Bylaw 6280 signage.
● Keeping the BRZ in local news - 57 interactions with media.
SUPPORTAND PROMOTION
● We leveraged your DTmembership taxes of $238,300 into over $887,250 worth of services, events, marketing and community building.
● Accessible and Inclusive Playspace in Galt Gardens.
● Maintained communication and lobbied for rapid and safe demolition of the Lethbridge Hotel.
● Supported businesses affected by the resulting water main break.
● Supported LHAin its bid to initiate permanent supportive housing facility on the northside.
SUPPORTAND PROMOTION
● LookAhead Consulting andTL- to create an RFP response to secure business events in the city.
● BrighterTogether survey with Economic Development
Lethbridge.
● Winged Whale Media - developing processes for the city’s film productions management.
● Driftscape app - self guided walking and driving tours.
● Sip,Taste, Explore -ASouthernAlbertaAgriventure withTL.
● Back alley signage project with LHS.
LOOKINGAHEAD
● Continued and additional advocacy opportunities.
● Ongoing work with the Urban Core Collective.
● Water conservation issues.
● DTLawlessness ReductionTask Force.
● OKI sign for the Downtown.
● Team Lethbridge 2024.
● Refrigeration unit for the ice rink to guarantee winter skating.
● Public art initiatives.
THANKS
● The Downtown BRZ team - Emily, David, Glenn, Jett, Louis, Walker.
● The BRZ Board of Directors. Last year we welcomed four new members.
● The City of Lethbridge - Council, CSD and URD.
● The Heart of Our City Committee.
● Tourism Lethbridge and the Chamber of Commerce.
● Kylie Burgwal - our bookkeeper.
● Our generous sponsors and partners.
● The Downtown community of business and property owners, residents and visitors!
● Views ● Visits ● Referrals Radio
Other
Photo by Michael Warf
Photo by Michael Warf
“Placemaking facilitates creative patterns of use to inspire people to collectively reimagine and reinvent public spaces, strengthening the connection between people and the places they share”
Hotspots, Shelter Expansion, Needle Debris and Encampment & Biohazard Downtown Core
Some Program Stats
Not reported in 2022.
Highlights
Galt Gardens Expansion Program
GraffitiTags:
405 tags removed in 2023 by foreman.
92 tags addressed in the month of July alone.
Encampment crew is working with the new Integrated Encampment Response Team.
The People
Our Foreman:
Jett
Louis
Walker
The Crew: up to 15 on any given day. 18-25 individuals during the month.
● one vacant spot. 2 applicants.
● No nominations from the floor.
● Complete the voting ballots over the next fifteen (15) minutes. We will give you a five minute warning.
● Only one vote per membership levy fee paying business/property owner.
● On the ballots are two names. Place a (one) checkmark next to the person you are voting for.
● Ballots with more than one check mark(s) are spoiled and not counted.
● We will announce our newest board member at the end of the election period.
Naomi Stephen
Carrie McDermottCarrie McDermott
Naomi Stephen
MOTION: I move to appoint and as scrutineers for the 2024 AGM
MOTION: I move to open the election period of the 2024 BRZ AGM
MOTION: I move to close the election period of the 2024 BRZ AGM
MOTION: I move to instruct BRZ staff to destroy the election ballot forms for the 2024 BRZ AGM elections.
MOTION: I move that, there being no further business, the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone be adjourned.
