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DOWNTOWN ACTION & ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
May 26, 2016 CITY OF KITCHENER
The Downtown Action & Advisory Committee met this date, commencing at 4:00 p.m.
Present: Melissa Bowman, Chair; Jessica Kropf; George Trihenea; Dean Knipfel; Mallory
Weldon; Brian Santos; Christine Michaud; Kevin Muir; Brad Watson; David Harmes
Erin Atchison
Staff: Cory Bluhm, Manager Downtown Development
Monika Grau, Downtown Development Officer
Michelle Drake, Neighbourhood Strategy Project Manager
Mistie Brown, Committee Administrator
1. Downtown Summer Event Promotions
a) Event Calendar - postponed
b) Staycation Brochure - postponed
2. Neighbourhood Strategy
a) Update
M. Drake presents update on the Neighbourhood strategy and shares website
Kitchener.ca/lovemyhood. The strategy kicked off with a BBQ and ongoing community
engagement strategies in three streams (previously presented at DAC meeting). There is an
rd
upcoming Placemaking Challenge on July 23, 2016.
b) Focus Group Discussion
The Committee members are divided into 2 groups lead by M.Drake and Melissa Bowman.
Focus groups take their own notes on the activity sheets that were provided by M.Drake. The
structure of the focus groups is as follows (per question):
1. Individual reflection time (3 min)
2. Discussion time (10 min)
3. Choosing 3 characteristics (2 min)
3. Information Items
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Arts & Culture Link to May 17 minutes
4. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 5:25pm
M. Brown
Committee Administrator