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Each member introduced themselves and provided background information.
1.2 Mandate and Expectations
The two page document Economic Development Task Force Terms of Reference
which was included in the binder provided to every member was reviewed and
generated some discussion. In addition to the mandate, it outlined the composition of
the task force, general rules of operation, available resources, frequency of meetings
and the projected completion date.
The idea presented to the members was that this task force would be a think tank, and
would ideally enable the removal of roadblocks in order to assist council to move ahead
to the next phase, which could possibly include a committee, based on the task force’s
recommendations and report.
It was noted that, based on the number of members, a quorum would be seven
members or eight when the mayor was in attendance at the meetings.
Meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, as
needed, for up to six months. There was a discussion about limiting the meetings in
July and August to once a month. Another discussion dealt with the idea of having
subcommittees or pods meet and having fewer meetings of the entire committee.
Further discussion centred on the location of the meetings and the need to involve the
community, through open meetings, once there was information to share. The
committee did not set a firm schedule, but held off to see what the need would be in the
future.
The report, which will be submitted to council, will be compiled meeting by meeting. Cochairperson
Underwood has a report template which would require the task force to fill
in each chapter and possibly develop dialogue.
1.3 Rules of Conduct
The document Economic Development Task Force – Key Expectation of Members
outlined the expectations for appropriate interaction.
2 DISSCUSSION PERIOD
2.1 Issues for Further Discussion:
1. The report should be put into use, so it must be realistic and feasible
2. Each meeting could focus on one specific aspect – agriculture, commerce,
tourism, etc.
3. The question we need to answer first is, “What are we going to research?”
4. Within each area, further research is needed. Ex. What kinds of agriculture do
we have? Could we have?
5. Potential markets or cross-markets could be developed such as incorporating
tourism into agricultural, or researching potential crops such as the market
demand for Asian vegetables.
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