Council Minutes July 9,2019

Minutes of Lunenburg Board of Trade Council Meeting

5pm July 9; at the LBoT Boardroom

Present:          Claude Baril, Pamela Baltzer,  Susan Corkum-Greek, Katherine Eisenhauer, Tim Lekhi, Lynne MacKay.  Jamie Myra, Tim Reibling, Lorne Spence, Willie Wells, Eva Ziegler.   Guests: Teresa Quilty, Renea Babineau, Kandace Forward.

Regrets:  Ioan Ciente.

Introduction of Guest Speaker (TL) 5:07pm.

Presentation by Teresa Quilty representing Plastic Free Lunenburg.  Introduction of Ocean Friendly Lunenburg, targets for Plastic Free Lunenburg

Motion: (SCG)  To canvas members on issue of support (“Taking the Temperature”)  See appendix 1; Draft  Membership Survey 04/07/2019 and appendix 2;  Ocean Friendly Lunenburg information sheet.

Call to order:    6:10pm by President Tim Lekhi.  .

Motion: (LM)    To approve agenda and set adjournment for 7pm. .(CB) - Passed

Motion: (JM)     Approval of minutes of the June 4 Board meeting. (KE). - Passed

New Business:        Marketing Packages; Pricing and Inclusions. (SCG, RB)   Nothing new to report.

                                    Discussion regarding PFL presentation (TL). SCG will circulate the Draft Copy electronically

                                   Parking Meter Rate Increase. (JM)  150% increase in 2 years; ($2 minimum). Most meters don’t take $2 coins.  Can we reach out to the business community?

                                    Employee Medical: Kandace wants to be able to get medical coverage in lieu of raise after probation to co-pay medical plan. Cost: additional $1/hr  (app).

Motion: (JM)     To offer Kandace the $1/hr (approx) to cover the co-pay for a medical plan and to offer Renea the same amount as a raise when their probation periods end. (LM) -  Passed.

Committees:     Campground / VIC: July 2019 Administrative Report submitted by Administrative Coordinator; Renea Babineau. It contains updates on staff grants. training and updates   on campground infrastructure upgrades, coping procedures and a request for volunteers  to help Kandace in September. The report also contains Town Kiosk panel updates, New  computer and UPS installed in the office, Tourism literature and rack cards distributed and membership update. The complete report, dated July 4, 2019 was distributed at the last meeting and should be attached to the minutes.

                        Campground Updates: Campground Manager; Kandace Forward submitted a detailed report covering issues with portable washrooms, Cleaning and Maintenance contract, Water Leaks, WiFi and a proactive request list to deal with anticipated difficulties that may surface during Folk Harbour Festival. This report, circulated at the July 9 Council  Meeting should be attached to your minutes as well.

                        VIC: Kiosk is working out well.

                        WiFi: Inconsistent speed and coverage (Lorne and Emmerich will look into it)

                        Campground Water: Still have frequent leak problems. ( Kandace has been   monitoring pressure twice daily.) See Campground report: July, 2019.

Adjournment: 6:55pm

Next Meeting: August 13; 5pm in the Board Room