2011/08/24	Economic Development Committee Meeting

00:00:00	Meeting called to order
00:00:26	Attendance
00:00:34	Pecuniary Interest
00:00:53	Adoption of minutes of July 13, 2011
00:01:00	Paul - Item 7 typo error
00:01:37	John Close was at last meeting and not listed as an attendent
00:01:58	Adopted as amended
00:02:09	Danielle invite Phil to meeting
00:02:26	Danielle to compile recommendations for strategic plan consultant
00:03:11	Bluewater Park advisory - ways EDC can help MPW move forward with unfinished projects
00:08:33	- MPW Dwyer addresses committee
00:12:15	- Trail system through park
00:16:40	- Phil responds to desire for ad hoc committee
00:18:00	- Try as a pilot project
00:19:00	- Oliphant dog park popular; citizens want a dog park in Wiarton
00:22:00	- Goose poop on beach
00:23:00	- Resolution to form Ad Hoc committee for Bluewater Park
00:23:36	- Carried
00:24:00	- In future ideas on infrastructure would be helpful
00:24:50	committee members John, Keith, Don, Paul
00:26:10	Angie
00:26:20	Facade improvement - Rankin River Trading Co.- approved
00:27:28	Carried
00:27:35	Angie (and Rhonda) - committees of council and procedural bylaw (56-2011)
00:49:52	caution from Rhonda regarding simply choosing a person to fill a vacancy on the EDC
00:50:37	jokes about previous council being uset about a lot of things
01:15:56	Phil makes additional comment to his report
01:18:20	Priority Items for Strategic Consultant
01:19:00	- Danielle's comprehensive summary
01:19:35	- discussion
01:19:59	- signage strategy; signs are in storage
01:24:30	- council dropped signage project
01:25:20	- volunteers; professional installation required
01:28:00	- gateway sign; PW must take down old sign; council cancelled sign
01:32:38	Community development - continue to develop waterfront initiatves
01:34:22	Deliver municipal water and sewers to Sauble Beach
01:34:58	ED will not be major without water and sewer
01:35:35	Resource development; SON; wineries; aggregate
01:36:40	Business development - develop a business park
01:37:30	Bob - business mix analysis
01:39:40	Business attraction package
01:40:25	Resolution to put recommendations to the Strategic Plan consultant
01:40:58	Carried
01:41:20	Chairman (Mike) summary - Don helped pick consultant and to be point man
01:42:48	Accepted by committee
01:43:00	Some members opposed to Economic Development; opposition should be at council level
01:44:17	Member Jamie left committee should be repaced with someone in retail business
01:45:36	Airport - publicly let council know of EDC opportunitues
01:51:20	Councillors missing from committee meeting
01:53:41	Reading of resolution (Jack) to council
01:54:44	Discussion of resolution
02:01:23	Motion carried
02:01:40	Budget requirements for EDC operations
02:02:41	Driving force for future EDC; need business cards
02:04:14	All information should be referred to Danielle
02:04:47	Resolution for business cards
02:04:57	Carried
02:05:20	Should ad be run for committee vacancy? good idea
02:06:40	Individual committee member reports - sand at Bluewater park
02:09:40	- Allenford fire
02:11:10	- Danielle grand opening of arena and Bluewater Park
02:12:30	- Willies big move
02:13:19	- Grey Bruce regional ED partnership - what county role should be
02:14:08	- meeting tomorrow with strategic planning consultant to go over game plan
02:14:26	- info missing from Wiarton echo re official openings and Willie's move
02:16:35	New business - councillor Janice Jackson has missed 3 in a row
02:21:02	Add review of action plan to meeting agenda
02:22:30	Next Meeting Sept 14, 2011
02:25:50	Adjourn