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=== Bike Valet Parking on Saturdays for the Old Strathcona Farmers' Market ===
=== Bike Valet Parking on Saturdays for the Old Strathcona Farmers' Market ===
* It would be across 83 Ave in the parklet. We'd have to rent the space from CoE (which is ironic because they get the car parking for free); OSBA would give us $500-1000k, which might not go far. Marcel's building is there and would offer some storage space for free. The idea for valet parking came from the market-- apparently they've had feedback that this is wanted. Won't be subsidized out of BE's $s-- some more funding would have to emerge. It could be an opportunity to maintain our profile on the south side, maybe promote Bike Index. Could ask for donations.
* It would be across 83 Ave in the parklet. We'd have to rent the space from CoE $28/h (which is ironic because the market gets the car parking for free); OSBA would give us $500-1000k, which might not go far. Marcel's building is there and would offer some storage space for free (packs down to 8' tubes). The idea for valet parking came from the market-- apparently they've had feedback that this is wanted. Won't be subsidized out of BE's $s-- some more funding would have to emerge. It could be an opportunity to maintain our profile on the south side, maybe promote Bike Index. Could ask for donations, sell memberships. Would require at least 4 volunteers-- might be good to identify those ppl before planning to go forward (Marcel might do so in the next few wks)-- important that we're not poaching volunteers from the shop. There is a precedent that those ppl get an honorarium (there was funding for that downtown last year). Sarah thinks it's a great idea and would come to help out some of those Saturdays.


=== Keith's item re: email ===
=== Keith's item re: email ===

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