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DOWNTOWN ACTION & ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
November 24, 2016 City of Kitchener
The Downtown Action & Advisory Committee met this date, commencing at 4:05
Present: Melissa Bowman, Chair; Councillor Frank Etherington; David Harmes; Dean
Knipfel; Jessica Kropf; Christine Marchaud; Brian Santos; Brad Watson; Don
Zehr and Linda Zensner
Staff: Cory Bluhm, Manager of Downtown Development
Eric Rumble, Downtown Marketing & Program Coordinator
Kim Feere, Manager, Kitchener Market
Sandy Curzon, Committee Administrator
1. Downtown Action Plan
The Downtown Action Plan 2017-2020 is now under review. Today DAAC members
brainstormed ideas under the following topics:
1. What do you value about downtown today?
2. Think about Downtown 2020. ION is up and running. What does Downtown look like
to you? What is important to you?
3. What ideas do you have that will shape downtown moving forward?
Next Steps:
Over the next month, the DTK 2020 survey will be circulated electronically as well as
numerous roundtable discussions with various stakeholder groups. Results will be
presented to DAAC in 2017.
2. DAAC Terms of Reference
Downtown Action & Advisory Committee Terms of Reference was last amended August
27, 2012. The current Committee Composition and Reporting, item #2 of Council Policy
#I-90 was discussed in order to determine the best possible use of resources to meet the
current needs of DAAC moving forward.
Through discussion, Committee agreed to increase the number of City Resident
representatives by reducing the number of Businesses and Developers when necessary
to keep the overall compliment to fifteen members.
Next Steps:
A staff report will be presented to City Council January 9, 2017 recommending an
amendment to Council Policy I-90 item #2 Committee Composition and Reporting.
3. Adjournment
C. Bluhm thanked DAAC members for their continued support over the past two years.
Meeting adjourned at 5:45
S. Curzon
Committee Administrator