2012/10/10 EDC meeting 00:00:00 Danielle sick not there 00:00:25 Meeting being recorded 00:00:38 Pecuniary interest - none 00:00:53 Minutes of last meeting 00:01:03 Janice Jackson comments angry after listening to recording of last meeting Replacing Matt Standen and Janice - don't contribute anything Council decided to allow two council members Newsletter listed accomplishments of EDO not EDC JJ Questions what this committee has accomplished in last two years Who created newsletter? Danielle created it JJ concerned Danielle spends too much time working for committee 00:05:07 ? speaks - Danielle compiled info from many sources 00:05:44 Articles were written by members of committee 00:06:00 Janice challenges committee says she was humiliated; dangerous slippery slope 00:07:30 Mike requests Janice to stay 00:08:00 Mike says no insulting - doesn't want to belabour the point 00:08:20 Ted said JJ doesn't contribute 00:09:15 Committee discussed non attendance issues 00:09:43 John(?) Point of Order discussing the minutes 00:10:15 no additional comments 00:10:32 Brought and Dave Summerton - carried 00:10:55 Action items 00:11:05 recommendation to council regarding web site 00:12:16 discussion - Don very much appreciated to have Annette attend last meeting 00:13:20 Dave - just redo front page or revamp web site for economic growth web site behind the times 00:14:34 software issues; it could not be modified 00:15:00 Matt says content can be modified - suggests removal of social networking portion 00:16:00 Don social networking e.g crowd sourcing - knows there is a cost to social networking 00:17:00 Matt agrees a dedicated person is needed 00:17:30 Is social networking important? Yes, but too time consuming 00:19:20 Don it needs to be quality 00:20:45 John Close - doesn't see anything wrong with recommendation council's responsibility to debate budget issues Close says council can modify it and tell committee that it was changed 00:23:00 Janice says we got flack last time something was brought back - doesn't support social networking 00:23:50 Dave says send it as is 00:25:00 Matt asks question - split out social media 00:25:20 John Close says recommendation does not ask for Town to be involved in social media 00:26:00 Vote to send to council - carried 00:26:40 newsletter 00:27:00 Danielle said well received 00:27:50 electronic version 00:28:30 majority want it electronically 00:29:00 committee wishes the newsletter to be posted as PDF on town website 00:29:30 budget work plan 00:32:00 discussion - one budget and work plan - EDC should have advisory role 00:32:55 Don speaks - Danielle has her EDC work plan; committee has work plans; streamline EDC 00:36:00 any conflicts with terms of reference - did not seem to be any conflict 00:36:45 Janice says a lot of talk but not much action 00:37:30 Don speaks 00:38:10 absences - Chair tries to skip over by saying already discussed 00:38:22 Keith wants to make sure everyone gets heard on this issue can there be a backup person (councillor)? 00:40:00 John Close called Danielle; Janice says Danielle knew she would miss the last 2 meetings 00:40:30 Janice asks can't a call be made. 00:41:30 Committee needs councillor to guide what can and cannot be done 00:45:45 Janice, Matt, and John need to communicate if no one can be there; 00:46:00 John miscommunication with Danielle 00:47:00 Matt why do we even have this committee - cheap shots 00:47:45 Janice says committee agenda was clear; Mike defends previous comments 00:48:30 Mike doesn't belabour the issue further 00:49:40 John Close employment ontario; bruce county uses VPI.inc; they can run courses, e.g. computer basics 00:54:00 Is there a link on county web site? Not on Town web site 00:57:00 Workplan budget review - already discussed 00:57:50 Customer origin study - volunteers needed 01:01:00 Mike asks John if he knows about the survey - nope 01:03:00 Matt says locations are important 01:04:00 John Close speaks - secret shopper type of servey 01:05:40 Statistical analysis - post thanksgiving is different than say June 01:06:35 Close - we need core info 01:07:00 Matt speaks about how survey is done 01:07:50 Sample size - skewed results 01:09:10 All businesses all week 01:10:35 Member updates 01:10:45 Dave - Allenford 01:14:26 Don - Wiarton(?) 01:16:00 Keith - Bluewater park 01:18:45 infrastructure for physically challenged 01:20:00 parking lots and lighting 01:22:15 recycling bins with garbage 01:22:50 John Close - at end of day you have garbage, garbage, garbage it has to be sorted anyway. People are the problem 01:24:00 Believes people will use. 01:24:30 Tie in to Marina - meet with Ian Allen 01:26:30 Gardens are important part of our assets - Close declares pecuiary interest 01:27:00 Matt - conference on 16th; celebrate downtown Wiarton 01:29:00 quarry tours - quarry association 01:32:55 Mike's report Georgian on hold 01:33:50 Close - VPI works with apprenticeship program 01:34:30 Reaching out to grade 9 and 10 01:35:15 Matt mentoring group 01:36:10 other business - strategic plan steering committee 01:37:40 Matt replies council felt they were losing control 01:38:30 Physician Recruitment committee 01:40:50 Mike frustrations from staff council goes through line by line more of preference to department staff; how do we council to take seriously 01:44:09 John Close responds 01:47:00 Matt supports John's reply 01:47:30 (?) get underneath infrastructure fixed before paving 01:49:24 Some councillors don't want to spend any more money on Bluewater Park 01:51:30 Close - all rate payers must be considered 01:52:10 Next meeting is Nov 14, 2012 01:52:26 Adjourn