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City of Maple Ridge
Economic Development Advisory Comm ittee
MEETING MINUTES
October 28,2O2t - Regular Meeting
The Minutes of the Meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDC)
held via Zoom teleconference on October 28,2O2I at 4:00 pm.
COMMIfiEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Councillor Ahmed Yousef, Chair
Chrislana Gregory
Dominic Kotarski
Camilla Brown
Donna Telep
Al Hogarth
STAFF PRESENT
Wendy Dupley
Bruce Livingstone
Mike Mclean
ABSENT
Mehdi Vezvaei, Vice Chair
Council Liaison
Member at Large
Member at Large
Member at Large
Business lmprovement Association Representative
Chamber of Commerce Representative
Director of Economic Development
Business Retention and Expansion Officer
Committee Clerk
Member at Large
1". CALL TO ORDER - 4:01- pm
2. APPROVALOFTHEAGENDA
R/2021-Ot9
It was moved and seconded
That the October 28,202LEconomic Development Committee meeting agenda be approved
as circulated.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
3. ADOPTION OFTHE MINUTES
R/2O2L-O2O
It was moved and seconded
That the minutes of the Economic Development Committee meeting dated September 16,
2O2lbe adopted.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY4. DELEGATIONS - NIL
NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
lntroduction of new Committee Clerk
The new Committee Clerk was introduced and provided an update on the recruitment of new
Committee members and the selection process.
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The Staff Liaison discussed the Annual Council Presentation and noted the contributions of
Committee members.
6. LIAISON UPDATES
6.1 Staff Liaison
The Staff Liaison provided an update on the following:o A new Chief Administrative Officer starts on November 1,2021o Continued support for GLOW and the long-term development of the initiative¡ Review of the patio program, including engagement with stakeholder groups and
feedback from the Chamber of Commerce and Business lmprovement Association
6.2 CouncilLiaison
Councillor Yousef provided an update on the following:¡ Celebrate the Night event. Measures to improve safety of the downtown core
QUESTTON PERIOD FOR THE pUBLtC - NtL
ROUNDTABLE
ADJOURNMENT-4:56 p.m.
The next regular meeting of the Economic Development Committee will be held on
Thursday, February tO,2O2t at 4:00 pm.
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