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TOWN OF TILLSONBURG DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
Minutes
DATE: Thursday, March 28, 20123 TIME: 8:00 am
LOCATION: 10 Lisgar Ave -Board Room, Customer Service Centre
Committee Members in Attendance: Scott McLean, Henry Spanjers, Randy Thornton, Lisa Gilvesy, Cedric
Tomico, Melissa Verspeeten, Kirby Heckford, Ann Loker, Mike Bossy
Staff Present: David Calder, David Samis, Donna Wilson
1) Adoption of Agenda
Randy Thornton -1st
Henry Spanjers -2nd
"Carried"
2) Adoption of Minutes
Henry Spanjers -1st
Mike Bossy -2nd
"Carried"
3) Clerk Orientation-Chair, Vice Chair, Recording Secretary Appointments -30 minutes (D.
Wilson)
The Clerk went through an orientation presentation on Committees and presented a video on
Accessibility.
Elections were held for Chair and Vice Chair.
Lisa Gilvesy was nominated for Chair.
Mike Bossy was nominated for Vice-chair.
Discussion ensued on recording secretary. No nominations were submitted, it was decided that staff
under the direction of the CAO would examine other options.
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4) Tracking Sheet Presentation -15 minutes (D. Samis)
D. Samis gave on overview of the tracking sheet as derived from Committee discussions in late 2012
and Council direction during the budget process.
M. Bossy made a recommendation on including targets and actuals and also indexing building dollar
values to the CPI index.
5) Holding Provision, Development Charge, Stormwater Study, Servicing and Res. Marketing
Update -20 minutes (D. Samis)
D. Samis went through the staff reports recently provided to Council.
The County and area municipalities are starting the process of a development charge study and RFP
is to be issued shortly.
Stormwater Study and Subdivision Process is a large project that is commencing in 2013.
Res. Marketing Update presented as per staff report. Radio Campaign starting shortly, as well social
media activity is increasing, truck ads to be launched shortly with Verspeeten.
Break -10 minutes
6) Meeting Dates, Starting Time, Length-IO Minutes (Chair)
Discussion occurred on meeting frequency, it was decided that meetings would occur on the second
Thursday of every month and would start at 7:30 am.
7) Strategic Plan -Next Steps -Economic Development Strategy Timing -20 Minutes (D.Samis)
D. Samis outlined next steps and how the Strategic Plan needs to be completed first and then the
Economic Development Strategy is the next step.
The draft plan completed in 2012, needs some revision and rework, this will be one of the first tasks
for 2013.
8) 2013 Focus -15 minutes (CAO)
The CAO provided an outline of economic development priorities.
The main message is that getting all members involved in the process is important, economic
development is a group effort.
9) Chamber Update
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10) BIA Update
11) Roundtable
Meeting ended at 10 am, next meeting, April 11 '\
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