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Maple Ridge Economic Advisory Commission
MINUTES
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
7:30 am – 8:40 am
Blaney Room, Maple Ridge City Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC
EAC Role: Helping advance the goals of Council for a vibrant local economy.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT:
Nicole Read, Mayor Council Liaison
Bob Masse, Councillor Council Liaison
Corisa Bell, Councillor Council Liaison
COMMUNITY LIAISON:
Chrislana Gregory Community Liaison, Downtown Maple Ridge Business
Improvement Association (BIA)
Karoline deVries Community at Large
COMMUNITY AT LARGE:
Ineke Boekhorst Community Liaison
Josef Lara Community at Large
STAFF PRESENT:
Paul Gill Staff Liaison, GM Corporate & Financial Services
Lino Siracusa Manager of Economic Development
Guest: Sian Kane Customer Services Coordinator (Licences & Permits)
REGRETS:
Andrea Madden Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director
Bruce Livingstone Business Retention & Expansion Officer
Drew Atkins Seyem’ Qwantlen Business Group
Jessica Chen EAC Youth Representative
John Lyotier Community at Large
Karen Pighin, Vice Chair Maple Ridge Arts Council
Kristina Gervais Executive Director, TMRPM
Malvin A J Harding Community at Large
Rohith Manhas EAC Youth Representative
1. Call To Order 7:35 am
Mayor Nicole Read opened the meeting.
2. Adoption of the Agenda
Quorum for a formal meeting was not met so the Agenda for July 29, 2015
was not adopted.
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3. Adoption of Minutes
Quorum for a formal meeting was not met so the adoption of the
May 20, 2015 Minutes was deferred to the next meeting. DEFERRED
4. Delegations
None.
5. Correspondence
None.
6. New & Unfinished Business
Mr. Lino Siracusa was introduced to the group and he provided an overview of
his background and experience. Lino formally assumes his position after Labour Day.
7. Upcoming Dates
None.
8. Roundtable
Members spoke about important issues for Mr. Siracusa to consider in his role.
9. Guest Speaker
Ms. Sian Kane, Customer Service Coordinator Licences & Permits was introduced. Her role is to
serve as a single point of contact for people needing assisting with licences and permits. She has
a background in process improvement and will be reviewing data to see what improvements are
required.
10. Comments From The Public
None.
11. Adjournment 8:40 am
Next EAC meeting – Wednesday, October 21, 2015 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Location – Blaney Room, City Hall, 11995 Haney Place