Economic Development Advisory Committee |
MINUTES |
| November 5, 2018 |
The meeting of Economic Development Advisory Committee of the Town of Fort Frances was held in the Committee Room, Civic Centre on November 5, 2018 from 11:42 a.m. to 12:46 p.m. |
PRESENT: | G. Rogozinski, Chair, D. Fortes, C. Mallory, J. McTaggart, J. Gillon, K. McCaig and J. Cumming |
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ALSO PRESENT: | D. Brown, CAO, T. Drysdale, Consultant, G. Gillon, (RRFDC) R. Thoms, (93.1 The Border) and K. Lawson, Secretary |
REGRETS: | K. Perry, M. Caron, G. McBride, R. Avis and L. Mose (MNDM) |
1. | Call to Order 11:42 a.m. |
2. | Non-agenda Committee items which because of urgency cannot be deferred to a subsequent meeting, identified to be considered later in the meeting. |
2.1 | K. Lawson request re: Members applications for the EDAC Committee.
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2.2 | D. Fortes request - next agenda item - labour shortages.
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3. | Disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof - none identified |
4. | Approval of Previous Advisory Committee Minutes |
4.1 | October 1, 2018.
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| Cumming-McTaggart: THAT the minutes from the October 1, 2018 regular meeting be approved as distributed. CARRIED |
5. | New Business |
5.1 | Update - New Grants and Opportunities. - Tannis provided an update on a current grant available under the FedNor Women's Entrepreneurship Program.
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5.2 | Progress Review - 2014-2018. - Tannis provided a power point presentation of the progress made over the current Council's term.
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5.3 | Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) Update. - Tannis advised that there is another meeting scheduled for November 8th with committee members and municipal staff . - it was recognized that change is hard for those businesses/partners involved. Tannis also advised that there are some government employment/agencies which are provided exemptions.
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5.4 | Group Discussion - Items for New Council Orientation. Members provided the following items for Mayor and Council Elect orientation. ∎ include the Progress Review 2014-2018 as presented today. ∎ intricacies of ESFL/Forest Management (M. Willick to present). ∎ fundamental nature of funding ∎ Forecast for the next 5 years ∎ function of the Economic Development Advisory Committee and role members play. ∎ Industrial Lot Policy implications ∎ what is going on outside of Fort Frances.
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6. | Non-agenda Items |
6.1 | K. Lawson - applications for Economic Development Advisory Committee. - committee was reminded that the applications for board renewal fare available online for this board.
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6.2 | D. Fortes re: Agenda item for January 7th, 2019 meeting. Dale requested that a discussion take place respecting labour shortages at this meeting.
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7. | Adjourn 12:46 p.m. / Next Meeting Date - January 7th, 2019 |