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7TH REPORT OF THE

 

Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee

 

meeting held on May 1, 2012, commencing at 3:05 PM, in the Committee Room # 5, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Councillor J.B. Swan (Chair), Mayor, J.F. Fontana, Councillors M. Brown, S. Orser, B. Polhill and P. Van Meerbergen and C. Saunders (Secretary). 

 

ABSENT: Councillor D. Brown

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Councillor P. Hubert, M. Hayward, R. Armistead, J.M. Fleming E. Gamble, K. Graham, G.T. Hopcroft, C. Howard, T.A. Johnson, A. Weeden and P. Yeoman.

 

 

I.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

1.

No pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

None.

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

2.

“Hire One” Initiative

 

Recommendation:  That, on the recommendation of the Interim City Manager, the following actions  be taken with respect to the “Hire One” Initiative:

 

a)         the attached proposal presented to the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee at its meeting held March 5, 2012, entitled “Moving Londoners Forward: A Call to Active Opportunity”, BE ENDORSED;

 

b)         the Civic Administration and the London Economic Development Corporation BE DIRECTED to develop a Work Plan, including implementation, with respect to this Initiative; it being noted that this work can begin immediately;

 

c)         the Working Plan BE INTEGRATED into the overall Work Plan of the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee;

 

d)         the Civic Administration, in developing the Work Plan, BE DIRECTED to  consider the role of community groups in this work, including, but not necessarily limited to London Economic Development Corporation, London Middlesex Immigrant Employment Council, Chamber of Commerce, Tech Alliance, Small Business Centre, Human Resource Professionals Association – London and District Chapter, Employment Sector Council – London-Middlesex, Pillar Not for Profit, Fanshawe  College and Western University;

 

e)         consideration BE GIVEN to convening a “What Works to Work” forum as part of the public input process being proposed by the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee;  and,

 

f)         the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report back to the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee with respect to the feasibility of a Business Prosperity Centre;

 

it being noted that the Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee heard a presentation from Councillor Hubert and received the attached communication from C. Stewart, Employment Sector Council London-Middlesex Job Developers Network with respect to this matter; it being further noted that the Hire One Initiative is a communications and marketing plan to connect business and service providers.

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

3.

Timelines - Expression of Interest - Economic Development Initiatives

 

Recommendation: That the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to make the necessary arrangements to hold a Special Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee meeting on Saturday, June 9, 2012 to receive Expressions of Interest from the community with respect to economic prosperity initiatives.

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

None.

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 4:05 PM.