The City of St. Catharines' Downtown Development Revitalization Advisory Committee is a volunteer committee tasked with advising Council on identified positives and negatives that affect life, work, and play in the downtown core.
Meetings
The Committee meets every second month or at the discretion of the Chair. Upcoming meeting dates can be found on our meeting calendar. For more information read our agendas and minutes to stay informed.
Our purpose
The Downtown Development Revitalization Advisory Committee was established to:
- Report on the health and wellness of downtown with special attention to licensed establishments
- Advise on the creation of a downtown civic square
- Provide input on many downtown projects including community improvement, investments and policies
Members
Membership terms align with Council terms or as determined by Council. The Committee may invite non-member participation as needed. The current members are:
- Kelly Burke (Vice-Chair) (citizen appointee)
- Rosemary Hale (citizen appointee)
- Darryl Hanam (business owner in the downtown)
- Mike Mazzolino (local developer)
- Dan Romanko (urban design citizen appointee)
- Adrian Thiessen (business owner in the downtown)
- Paul Vance (new business owner)
- David Vivian, representative from Brock University
- Rachel Braithwaite, Executive Director, St. Catharines Downtown Association (BIA)
- Scott Ritchie, Urban Design Planner (staff liaison)
Composition
The Committee shall be comprised of up to seven members including:
- Executive Director of the St. Catharines Downtown Association (BIA) or designate
- Tow business owners that operate a business in the downtown
- One new business owner
- Two citizen members (one preferably living in the downtown)
- One citizen member with demonstrated skills or background in community design, new urbanism, architecture or similar experience
- One local developer
- One representative from Brock University
Reporting structure
The Committee reports to Council through the Economic Sustainability Committee. The Chair of the Downtown Development and Revitalization Advisory Committee will also be a member of the Economic Sustainability Committee.