Summary of General Meeting
April 17, 2002
Tigh-Na-Mara
Resort
In Attendance:
Rob Hill, Chair
Daragh Nagle
Michelle Jones
Peter Mason
Helen Sims
Bob Dean
Egon Kuhn Teresa Myrfield
Ken
Kyler
Patti Wells
Susan Norgaard
Lorrie Conn
Hans Heringa
Councilor Jim Banks
Marilyn Hayden, Recording Secretary
Guest:
Mark Lafebvre, Parksville Chamber of Commerce
Rob
Hill called the meeting to order at 7:45 A.M., introduced the guest speaker,
Mark Lafebvre and turned the meeting over to him.
·
Mark
Lafebvre spoke on the Chamber’s role in economic development within the City
of Parksville and surrounding
area.
·
Hand-outs
– “Program Management
Action 2002
“Membership Benefit Package
·
Joint
board meetings with Qualicum Beach Chamber – forming a directory for the
Oceanside area.
·
Hosted
the American Consulate for 24 hours in the area.
·
Chamber
to make presentation to American Consulate staff in Vancouver.
·
Economic
Development Emphasis
o
Supporting business
o
Looking to the City for leadership & direction
o
Support hiring an Economic Development Officer for
the Oceanside area
o
Transportation Plan
o
Parking Plan
o
Long term Plan
o
Parksville Civic & Technology Centre Plan
o
Malaspina College Plan
o
City of Parksville long term Capital Expenditure Plan
(critical & desirable)
·
Question
& Answer Period
Q: Needs of the community
relative to tourism development?
A: Require a balance – the Chamber supports the change in the City Bylaws to permit residential commercial development on the waterfront.
Q: How much revenue comes from tourism?
A: Tourism spending approximately $70,000,000, which is equal to resident’s spending.
Q: Chamber response to City of Parksville Transportation Plan?
A: If it stays the way it is, it will be unproductive. We must encourage people from the beach into the downtown core. Highway 19A is now the fastest way through the city, this attitude must change. Signage and education will help. Goal is to slow down traffic and get people to stop and shop by diverting traffic.
Councillor Jim Banks: The city is appreciative of all the efforts from the Chamber. Requested a response from the ODCA to resolve the problem of getting people back and forth across the highway and up and down the hill safely from the beach to downtown and visa versa.
Rob
Hill thanked Mark Lafebvre for his informative and interesting presentation.
Business Meeting (In Camera)
Financial
Report
Committee
Reports
RDN
RDN Bulk Water DCC’s
Parksville Waterfront Policy
Qualicum Beach
Correspondence
New
Business
The meeting was
adjourned at 9:20 A.M.
Next
Executive Meeting: Wednesday,
April 24 7:30 A.M.
Sims Associates Land Surveying Boardroom
223 Fern Road West, Qualicum Beach
Next General Meeting:
May 15, 2002 7:30 A.M.
Tigh-Na-Mara
Resort
Admin. Secretary Marilyn
Hayden Phone: 752-6214
Fax: 752-6216 Email: odca@island.net