Sample strata council meeting minutes

This is what StrataMinutes produces from a page of rough, point-form notes. Every motion recorded, every requirement of the record met, formatted for distribution to owners.

This sample is entirely fictional. The strata plan, building, people, and figures below were invented for illustration. Any resemblance to a real strata corporation is coincidental.

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE STRATA COUNCIL
The Owners, Strata Plan ABC 1234
Seabreeze Court, 480 Harbourview Road, Parksville, BC

Held on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 7:00 pm in the Amenity Room

1. Attendance

Council members present: Margaret Ellison (President), David Okafor (Vice President), Susan Tremblay (Treasurer), Raymond Chu (Secretary), Patricia Hollis (Member at Large)
Regrets: Gordon Bailey
Also present: Two owners attending as observers
Quorum: A quorum of council being present, the President called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm.

2. Approval of the agenda

MOTION: It was moved by S. Tremblay and seconded by D. Okafor to approve the agenda as distributed, with the addition of one item under New Business (bicycle room). CARRIED.

3. Approval of previous minutes

MOTION: It was moved by P. Hollis and seconded by R. Chu to approve the minutes of the council meeting held May 12, 2026 as distributed. CARRIED.

4. Business arising from previous minutes

4.1 Gutter cleaning. The spring gutter cleaning was completed by Coastal Exteriors on May 26, 2026. The invoice of $1,470.00 matched the approved quote. No deficiencies were reported.

4.2 Parkade lighting. The Secretary reported that two of the three quotes requested for the parkade LED upgrade have been received. The third contractor has been given a deadline of June 19, 2026, after which council will proceed with the quotes in hand.

5. Correspondence

A letter was received from the owner of Strata Lot 14 requesting permission to install a heat pump. The request was referred to New Business, item 7.2.

6. Financial report

The Treasurer presented the financial statements to May 31, 2026:

AccountBalance
Operating account$18,642.11
Contingency reserve fund$204,378.55
ArrearsOne strata lot in arrears totalling $860.00
MOTION: It was moved by S. Tremblay and seconded by M. Ellison to approve the financial statements for May 2026 as presented. CARRIED.

The Treasurer confirmed a reminder letter regarding the arrears has been sent in accordance with the strata's collections procedure.

7. New business

7.1 Annual fire inspection. The annual fire safety inspection is due in August. One quote has been received from the strata's existing provider at the same price as last year ($1,120.00).

MOTION: It was moved by D. Okafor and seconded by P. Hollis to engage Island Fire Protection to complete the 2026 annual fire safety inspection at a cost of $1,120.00 plus tax. CARRIED.

7.2 Heat pump request, Strata Lot 14. Council reviewed the owner's request and the strata's alteration agreement template.

MOTION: It was moved by R. Chu and seconded by S. Tremblay to approve the heat pump installation for Strata Lot 14, conditional on the owner signing the strata's standard alteration agreement and providing proof of installation by a licensed contractor. CARRIED.

7.3 Bicycle room. Council discussed crowding in the bicycle room. It was agreed to ask owners to tag bicycles in active use before considering further measures.

ACTION: The Secretary will draft a notice to owners regarding bicycle tagging, to be distributed with these minutes, with a tagging deadline of July 15, 2026.

8. Action items

ACTION: R. Chu to follow up with the third parkade lighting contractor by June 19, 2026.
ACTION: M. Ellison to sign the fire inspection engagement and return it to Island Fire Protection.
ACTION: R. Chu to send the alteration agreement to the owner of Strata Lot 14.

9. Next meeting

The next regular council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 7:00 pm in the Amenity Room.

10. Adjournment

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:16 pm.

Minutes prepared for the council of Strata Plan ABC 1234.
These minutes are a draft until approved by council at a subsequent meeting.

What went into this document

The notes behind this sample were nine point-form lines, the kind a tired secretary types on a phone during the meeting. The finished minutes add the structure the record needs: attendance and quorum stated, every decision written as a motion with a mover, seconder, and result, figures presented in a table, and action items separated so nothing gets lost before the next meeting.

Each document also arrives with a compliance checklist: a plain-English list of anything the meeting record is missing against the record-keeping requirements of the BC Strata Property Act, so gaps get fixed while people still remember the meeting. To understand those requirements, see what BC law requires of strata minutes.

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