a) Economic Development Survey Results
THAT Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains acknowledges receipt of the January 11, 2021 Economic Development Advisory Committee recommendation as follows:
THAT the Economic Development Advisory Committee receive Staff Report FAF.21,013, entitled “Economic Development Survey Results”;
AND THAT the Economic Development Advisory Committee acknowledges that the survey responses will be analyzed with resulting action items incorporated into the final draft of the Economic Development Strategy in consultation with the Economic Development Strategy sub-committee;
AND THAT the Economic Development Advisory Committee requests staff to provide the Economic Development Survey Results to Council for information at a future meeting, CARRIED.
AND THAT Council receives the results of the Economic Development Survey for information purposes, CARRIED.
b) South Georgian Bay Business Accelerator
NOTE: The following motion was LOST at Council
THAT Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains acknowledges receipt of the February 8, 2021 Economic
Development Advisory Committee recommendation as follows:
THAT the Economic Development Advisory Committee receives Item B.1.2 Gillian Fairley and Jason
Gillham Re: South Georgian Bay Business Accelerator Opportunity for information purposes;
AND THAT The Economic Development Advisory Committee endorses in principle the South Georgian Bay
Business Accelerator Program, as presented, and recommends to Council as follows:
-participation in the Program through the Town's Economic Development office;
AND THAT Council direct the Economic Development Office to work with the South Georgian Bay Business
Accelerator group to identify appropriate funding, CARRIED.
AND THAT, in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation, Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains
endorses the South Georgian Bay Business Accelerator Program in principle and directs staff to work with the
South Georgian Bay Business Accelerator group to identify appropriate funding for consideration, LOST.
c) The Blue Mountains Comments regarding Cannabis Retail Authorization Proposed at 49 Bruce St S
THAT Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains acknowledges receipt of the March 8, 2021 Economic Development Advisory Committee recommendation as follows:
THAT the Economic Development Advisory Committee receives Item C.1 The Blue Mountains Comments regarding Cannabis Retail Authorization Proposed at 49 Bruce St S for information purposes;
AND THAT the Economic Development Advisory Committee requests that future decisions and comments relating to business opportunities in the Town of The Blue Mountains be directed to the Economic Development Advisory Committee for comment;
AND THAT the Economic Development Advisory Committee recommends that, in future, the process for business applications, whether they be regulated or non-regulated, be identified for prospective business owners, CARRIED.
AND THAT, in accordance with the Committee’s recommendation, Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains directs that, where time and circumstance permits, future decisions and comments relating to business opportunities in the Town of The Blue Mountains be directed to the Economic Development Advisory Committee for comment;
AND THAT Council directs that the process for business applications, whether they be regulated or non-regulated, be identified for prospective business owners, CARRIED.