1. Annual General Meeting & PROVINCIAL ELECTION Debate
JAMIE: Welcome, Introductions

2. Welcome - Agenda 7:00 – 7:30 pm Welcome Year in Review
Financial Review
Formal Motions
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Election Candidates Debate
JAMIE: Review Agenda

3. Year in Review - 2442-2454 Bloor/Humber Theatre, discussions continue
Development Update
Bloor/Humber Theatre, discussions continue
Bloor/Harcroft, rezoned for 8 storys but the developer will not be proceeding with final approval, the site is for sale
Bloor/Durie, developer partnership dissolved, project will not be proceeding
Save Our Village Fund (SOV) embarked on a fund raising campaign in the Fall for the Humber Theatre OMB Appeal, reached target at the end of January 2018
Avenue Study & Heritage Conservation District HCD - advocated for these two Studies for better development control - the Avenue Study Report to be presented to Council for adoption - HCD evaluation is underway, BWVRA is on the Advisory Group

4. Year in Review continued
Bloor West Village Neighbourhood Design Guidelines developed by students with the Ryerson University Planning Faculty - follow-up on a professional study required with City Planning
Growing Our Membership paid-up Membership more than doubled over the year - our Distribution List has now grown to more than 700 Residents - completed a rebranding exercise and revamped our website developed a new brochure and conducted an awareness campaign
Merger with Old Mill Humbercrest Neighbourhood Association
- boundary of the BWVRA was extended west to the Humber River to strengthen community ‘s position in the current negotiations

5. Year in Review continued
New Bylaw approved by the Membership at the AGM last year
- practical experience has resulted in the need for some fine tuning
Village Playhouse on November 2nd partnered with the SARA
- on March 1st partnered with the HPCA
- hosting Dress Rehearsal performances
Community Groups continued to support the activities of Safe Rail, Green 13, LEAF sent out notices about their various activities & awareness campaigns
Business Improvement Area (BIA)
- continued to build our relationship with the BIA
- supporting their initiatives/activities with notices

6. Save Our Village Fund Financial Transaction Summary April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018
JAMIE: Walk through details

7. Association Account Financial Transaction Summary April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018
JAMIE: Review BWVRA Financial Summary

8. Bloor West Village Residents Association Proposed Board of Directors 2018
Michael Davidson Steve Dewdney Jamie Isbister Robyn Kalda Branka Komparic Daniel Osmokrovic Brian Rutherford Jennie Steen Mark Warrack Michael Younder Jay zimmerman

9. Bylaw Amendments Bylaw
Section 3.  Official Boundaries, need to be changed to include the catchment area of the former Old Mill Humbercrest Neighbourhood Association that merged with BWVRA during the year.
Section 11. Meetings of the Board of Directors, need to be strengthened to require a more frequent commitment from the Directors
Section 13. Meetings of the Executive Committee, need to be arranged on an ad hoc basis, not on a scheduled basis.

10. Bylaw Amendments continued
 Bylaw Schedule "A"
Section Operating Account, needs to provide protection  for our on-going operation, while  also providing the Board with some discretionary latitude.  
Section & Save Our Village Account, needs to ensure that the donations received from the community are used for their intended purpose and that the community is kept informed about any major commitments. 

11. Motions to be voted on:
Motion 1: that the BWVRA & SOV Financials be approved
Motion 2: that the proposed slate of Directors be approved
Motion 3: that the Bylaw Amendments be approved
Motion 4: that, concurrent with the motion approved by the Membership at the Community Meeting on October 30, 2017, any excess funds in the Association Account, not required for Operating Expenses, may be transferred to the SOV Account, to be used to cover professional fees and other expenses related to the Association’s representation of the community at the OMB Appeal of the Humber Theatre development at Bloor Street West .
JAMIE : Walk through each motion; Mark record votes

12. Bloor West Village
Use this slide as the transition to the Debate