ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SELECT COMMITTEE PRESENTATION AGENDA Opening - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SELECT COMMITTEE PRESENTATION AGENDA Opening Remarks Ed Sarfeld, Chair - Economic Development Select Committee Roundtable Introductions Economic Development Select Committee Mandate EDSC Identified
Transportation
Employment Lands
Workforce Development
Ed Sarfeld, Chair / Vinegar Hill Consulting Lesa Lacey, Vice-Chair / Lacey Developments Bev Toews / Fraser Pacific Enterprises Wade Peary / Riverside College Sean Melia / Prospera Credit Union Pia Ritch / Mission Community Skills Centre Dan Schubert / Schubert Plumbing & Heating Ray Szabada / iOpen Technologies Rocky Blondin / Blondin Enterprises Greg McPhail / Summit Earthworks Craig Toews / University of the Fraser Valley
Workforce Development Recommendations Employment Lands Expansion Recommendations Transportation Infrastructure Recommendations
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Workforce Development Working Group Workforce development efforts are focused on helping individuals at all ages to acquire skills, knowledge, attitude and relational skills that will enable them to find and maintain employment. It is also the activities that assist business to communicate and address their labour needs Employment Lands Working Group The employment lands work is to be focused on the identification and creation of more land that can be utilized for employment creation. This effort also includes a focus on higher utilization or repurposing of existing lands that may or may not already be designated for commercial and industrial uses Transportation Working Group Focused on the movement of people and goods via highway, rail and river and is looking to help shape transportation policy and objectives that support growth and development in the community
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Workforce Development Working Group Workforce development efforts are focused on helping individuals at all ages to acquire skills, knowledge, attitude and relational skills that will enable them to find and maintain employment. It is also the activities that assist business to communicate and address their labour needs Recommendations 1. Education Program Development: Assist in the development of local educational programming and training that can respond to current and anticipated industry needs 2. Learning & Innovation Zone: creation of an area reserved for the establishment
take advantage of synergies Goal(s) To create an area focused on attracting the knowledge based economy, anchored by a new civic centre and post-secondary institution to support and work with local industry Workforce Development Recommendations
Employment Lands Working Group The employment lands work is to be focused on the identification and creation of more land that can be utilized for employment creation. This effort also includes a focus on higher utilization or repurposing of existing lands that may or may not already be designated for commercial and industrial uses Recommendations 1. Waterfront support: Strong EDSC representation and support of current funded efforts related to waterfront revitalization 2. South West Mission: Recommend the District place emphasis on the creation of employment land within the area 3. Innovation Zone: The potential to create an area focused on attracting the knowledge based economy, anchored by a new civic centre and post-secondary institution 4. Development Corporation: Explore the possible creation of a development corporation to act as the catalyzing body for pre-development/development activities on the waterfront Goal(s) Create or zone new or underutilized land and encourage development with an appropriate mix of employment creating opportunity
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Employment Lands Expansion Recommendations
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Transportation Working Group Focused on the movement of people and goods via highway, rail and river and is looking to help shape transportation policy and objectives that support growth and development in the community Recommendations 1. Trans-loading: Support Mission as a rail, transport and river trans-loading destination 2. Bypass Expansion: Support bypass expansion planning (East and West) taking into account waterfront revitalization and industrial land expansion needs 3. Public Transit: Planning of Transportation hubs especially a waterfront transit hub to dovetail with the Waterfront Revitalization Program Goal(s)
land zoning for industrial use with rail/river/road transportation connections (include the “Special Study” area in Silverdale)
taking into account waterfront revitalization, to provide a united vision for the future
Revitalization Planning Transportation Infrastructure Recommendations
Workforce Development Recommendations Employment Lands Expansion Recommendations Transportation Infrastructure Recommendations
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Workforce Development Working Group
anchored by a new civic centre and post-secondary institution to support and work with local industry Employment Lands Working Group
with an appropriate mix of employment creating opportunity Transportation Working Group
review land zoning for industrial use with rail/river/road transportation connections (include the “Special Study” area in Silverdale)
West), taking into account waterfront revitalization, to provide a united vision for the future
Revitalization Planning
Employment Lands
Support Waterfront Revitalization Innovation Zone
Waterfront Revitalization
Community Vision Aligned with OCP
Transportation
Waterfront Mobility Hub Highway Bypass
Workforce Development
Learning Innovation Zone Education, Programming &Training
OBJECTIVES & TACTICS RESEARCH, MARKETING, CONNECTING SOUTH WEST MISSION & SPECIAL STUDY AREA – EMPLOYMENT LANDS TRANS-LOADING
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