Civic & Community Awards Steering Committee

Minutes

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Date:
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Virtual Meeting - Teams
Members Present
  • Wayne Moore
  • Ellen Boelcke
Members Absent
  • Councillor, Maxine DeHart
  • Cheryl Miller
  • Caroline Grover
  • Michael Loewen
  • Dawn Wilkinson
  • Recreation Technician, Amber Gilbert
Staff Present
  • Legislative Coordinator (Confidential)

1.
Call to Order

 

The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m.

 

2.
Confirmation of Minutes - May 11, 2022

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1.DRAFT Minutes - Civic and Community Awards Steering Committee_May11_2022.pdf

Present Elke Karley, mariko, karen Graham, Adam Schubel, Bob Burge, absent Councillor Donn.

Add Lorraine Ewonis to minutes.

  • Moved By Wayne Moore/ Seconded By Adam Schubel

    ​THAT the Minutes of the May 11, 2022 Airport Advisory Committee meeting be adopted with change reflecting Lorraine Ewonis was present.



3.
New Business

 

3.1
Review of Award Category Titles

 

Jim Gabriel joined the meeting.

Staff provided an overview of the Award titles.

Dan ROgers joined the meeting at 12:08 p.m.

Citizen of the Year in honuor of would be the changing the title.

Discussion ensued regarding title makeup.

Staff indicated that City Communications group will be consulted on strategically the best direction to go in as it is a sensitive area of change for families involved with the awards.

The Committee indicated that it need to be consistent across the categories in approach.

  • Moved by Chair/ Seconded by Lorraine 

    THAT Committee recommends a name altering to reflect better recognition of awards category and still recognize the families involved and for the City to investigate the approach.  



3.2
Award Program Overview

 

Struggled to get nominations. The opportunity to establish nomination committees for each category was discussed to improve the volume nd quality of nominations.

Discussion ensued as to the reasons why nominations have become increasingly difficult and areas that could be changed.

Chamber Top 40 program with Kelowna Chamber was identified and ability to push the message out thorough channels such as past nominees and those who have won before as well as considerable door knocking and beating the bushes. "pounding the pavement"

Ways to further communicate with the school district were reviewed.

Champion of the environment City staff could be approached for more ideas on potential nominees.

Discussion ensued regarding the need for an active nomination sub committee versus the Committee as a whole assisting wherever possible with nominations

A network of people to reach out to versus a nomination committee per se. along with a brainstorming session by the Committee  to develop a list to reach out to at the start of the year to rely upon.

3.3
Discuss Key Dates and Award Delivery Format for 48th Annual Award Season

 

Same as previous year.

Move to the Friday, February 17th.

Award night and mayors reception will be the same night the same as previous year

Thursday of the third week of April will be on Thursday, April 20th with same venue being the Laurel Packinghouse.

Announcement to Council of the nomination period will be on December 5th.

Past Kelowna Chamber presidents on the selection committee for business categories was confirmed in March.

4.
Termination of Meeting

 

The Chair declared the meeting terminated at 12:59 p.m.

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