Marda Loop BIA Board of Directors 2023-2024
- Mike Bruni, K.C., Bruni Law – President
- Whitney Titheridge, Crabapple Clothing Co. – VP
- Mike de Jonge, Marda Loop Brewing – Secretary
- Nova Kane, ATB Financial – Treasurer
- Doug Anderson, Ballistic Echo
- Shelley Anderson, Anderson & Co. Hair
- Stephanie Davis, 360 Brainbody
- Jon Green, Leonard Development Group
- Paul Morrisette, Fresh Kitchen
Board Membership confirmed at the AGM, November 2023
2023 AGM (past event)
The 2023 Annual General Meeting was on Monday, November 20, 2023. See below for information including the minutes of the meeting. Check back for information on the 2024 AGM, happening in fall 2024. Are you interested in joining the Board or a Committee or learning more? Contact the Executive Director bob@visitmardaloop.com
Time and Place (past event):
Big Fish & Open Range Marda Loop – Upstairs
2018 33rd Avenue SW
Monday November 20, 2023 6:30 to 8 pm
Doors open at 6:15 pm. Food and refreshments available.
Free parking underground and in the rear of building
Monday November 28, 2022
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
ATB Financial Boardroom, 2140 34 Ave SW
Meeting Items
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Minutes of the Nov 28 2022 AGM (unapproved)
- Summary 2023 Budget for AGM
- AGM Notification Letter
- Proposed Bylaw Amendment – Was Passed at AGM
- BIA Info Sheet >
- Marda Loop BIA Audited Financial Statements 2021 >
- Festival Society of Marda Loop Audit Report 2021 >
- Minutes Fiscal-2020 >
Material for the AGM, November 15 2021
- 6:30 – 8 pm at Marda Loop Church, 1638 30th Avenue SW. Parking on the street.
- Enter by side door up the ramp off of 16th Street SW
- Proof of Vaccination or Negative Test required. Masking required.
Draft Agenda Items
- Welcome and Introductions
- Approval of Minutes of previous AGM
- Approval of 2020 Financials Marda Loop BIA and Festival Society of Marda Loop
- 2021 Update
- 2022 Look Ahead
- Elections
- There are 5 board positions available and we have 5 nominated candidates:
- Mike Bruni – Bruni Law
- Renee Fawcett – Naturalway Chiropractic
- Paul Morissette – Fresh Kitchen
- Whitney Titheridge – Crabapple Clothing
- Jeff Wade – Citizen Salon
- There are 5 board positions available and we have 5 nominated candidates:
- Information Presentations
- Research
- Marketing
- Main Streets
Other docs:
Material for the AGM, November 16 2020
- Included on the Agenda:
- Approval of 2019 AGM Minutes
- Approval of 2019 Financials
- Appointment of Auditors
- Board Elections
- 2020 retrospective
- 2021 look ahead
- 2019 Marda Loop AGM Minutes
- MLBIA 2019 Financial Statements
- FSML Financial report – 2019
- FSML 2019 Audit Letter
- Introducing Marda Loop BIA handout
- Calgary BIAs brochure 2020
- Letter to BIAs from City Manager David Duckworth
- MLBIA Summary Budget 2021-B
Contact info@visitmardaloop.com
BIA Governance
Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) are non-profit business organizations that work to improve and promote a district. They are established by City Council in response to an initiative by businesses in a specific area. All businesses in that area are automatically members of the BIA. Click on the map below for a closer look at our boundaries.
There are 15 BIAs in Calgary. Marda Loop BIA was one of the first, established in 1984. There are thousands of BIAs and like organizations in North America and worldwide.
The BIA Levy is set by the Board of business members annually to pay for BIA operations and capital expenditures. The cost is divided among all the area businesses proportionate to an Assessment of each business made by the City’s tax department. Note that the bill goes to businesses directly, not to property owners. Factors that go into the Business Assessment include square footage, age and type of property. Here is a link to the City’s Business Valuation Methodology (PDF). Like property tax assessments, business assessments can be appealed. You can learn more about the BIA Tax and Assessments here.
In 2024 the Marda Loop BIA levy was $220,000, about 2.3% of assessment value, which is lower than our ten-year average of 2.468%. The levy “mill rate” is affected primarily by the size of the revenue ask, the number of businesses sharing the load, and the pace of openings and closings. There are more businesses in the BIA this year, and the levy amount did not change from 2023, so the rate went down.
