The Cabbagetown BIA 2023 AGM
The Cabbagetown BIA 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 5:30 pm
Saint Luke’s United Church, 353 Sherbourne St, Toronto, ON M5A 2S3 - Carlton Entrance
Presentation is to begin promptly at 6 pm followed by networking and refreshments
Agenda:
Call to Order, Introductions, Land Acknowledgement, and Opening Remarks
Declaration of Conflict of Interest
Approval of 2022 Annual General Meeting Minutes
Motion to Reduce the Board Size from 13 to 10 Seats
2023 Reports: Marketing and Streetscaping
Proposed Program for 2024
Auditor’s 2022 Report
Appointment of Auditor for 2023
Approval of Budget for 2024
New Business
Adjournment
As a member of The Cabbagetown BIA, you are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to approve the BIA’s budget and general program for 2024. This program is paid for by a special levy charged to you and other commercial and industrial property owners and non-residential tenants of such properties. As a BIA member, the best way to participate in your BIA’s decisions on your behalf is to get involved. A copy of the complete proposed budget can be found here, audited financial statement here, and 2022 AGM minutes here.
Please forward a copy of this notice to your non-residential tenants.
Only members of the BIA and legal representatives of BIA members (proof required) are eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting. The City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 19, states that Business Improvement Area Members are defined as “all persons who own rateable property in a business property class and all persons who are non-residential tenants of rateable property in a business property class in a business improvement area”
Proof of BIA membership will be required to vote. Please bring photo ID and either a business card, utility bill showing business/tenant name and address, or your City of Toronto property tax bill.
A “person” is defined by Chapter 19 to include “a corporation and the heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives of a person to whom the context can apply according to the law.”
No person in attendance shall have more than one vote.
For more information, contact Matthew Mohan, Executive Director, at bia@cabbagetownto.com.
