Recommendation: That the following
actions be taken with respect to job creation presentations:
a)
the attached presentation from P.
White, President London Economic Development Corporation, BE RECEIVED;
b)
the attached presentation from L. Da
Silva, General Manager, London Convention Centre, BE RECEIVED;
c)
the attached presentation from M.
Sinclair, Tech Alliance, BE RECEIVED;
d)
the attached presentation from S.
Pellarin, Executive Director, Small Business Centre, BE RECEIVED;
e)
the verbal presentation from J. Winston,
General Manager, Tourism London, BE RECEIVED; and,
f)
the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report
back to the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee with respect to the
following:
i)
a summary of existing agencies and their
programs, specifically to identify areas for improvement or redundancy;
ii)
a plan to assist agencies to establish a
single, practical, measurable and transparent “jobs plan” for the City of
London;
iii)
steps to continue to foster relationships with
partners in education, health and wealth creation; and,
iv)
a measureable system for retention of students
from various graduate programs in the City of London, following graduation,
in conjunction with the various agency partners noted above;
it being noted that the IEPC did not
receive a specific report from H. Filger, Director of Corporate Investment
and Partnerships, as Mr. Filger reports regularly to the IEPC with respect to
these matters.
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