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PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE

PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planning
• Administer County OP
• Direct Municipal Comprehensive Review
• Implement Provincial plans and policies
• Review planning applications
• Working together – Local Planners
• Co-ordinate public engagement

PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Economic Development
• Implement ED Strategy adopted in 2017
• Co-ordinate, be catalyst for activities and projects with local

municipalities

• Working together – business and community
• Sector development and expansion
• Promote Dufferin County/community

PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Culture
• The MoD
• Curate and exhibit the museum’s collections
• Host events and programs
• Arts and cultural programming, co-ordination
• Promote Dufferin County/community
• Partnerships and Sponsorships

PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE

SOME RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Community housing supply consultation
• Introduction of Pre-Consultation Process
• MCR and working group underway
• ED Branding
• Agriculture and Food BR&E Project
• Ec Dev & Agriculture Advisory Committee
• Commercial and Industrial Land Supply

Inventory Listing Published

• Museum Strategic Plan and Policy Update

PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE

GOALS FOR 2020

• Streamline approvals process, working with local

municipalities

• Implement City View planning software with

access for local municipalities

• Announcing first Ec Dev Fund awards
• Agriculture Strategy Completion and Launch
• Tourism Strategy in Conjunction with Orangeville
• New Signage to be installed
• Expand partnerships and sponsorships in key

areas of museum marketing and programming to offset costs and expand “reach”

PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE

CHALLENGES

• Ongoing changes to provincial policy and

legislation relating to planning and growth

• Growing demands for meaningful public

engagement and participation

• Economic Development Strategy implementation -

working with community partners to complete projects that yield widespread benefits

• Building the Museum’s audience and extending

marketing reach through partnerships and sponsorships

PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE (pages 86-87)

BUDGET NET CHANGE: + $25,522 or + 1.46%

• Government Transfers + $49,000
• Funding for economic development project
• Salaries and Benefits + $126,675
• + $98,000 business retention and expansion position
• Balance is regular increases
• Administrative and Office - $17,985
• + $88,000 economic consulting consulting related to Tourism
• - $114,400 planning consulting related to MCR (work is spread over three

years)

• + $5,000 promotions and advertising for Museum of Dufferin
• Service Delivery - $218,443
• - $107,571 SWIFT funding ended
• - $88,872 Hills of Headwaters Tourism shifted to consulting fees

PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE (page 88)

CAPITAL WORK PLAN (MUSEUM) + $217,000 or +255.29%

• $5,000 HVAC/Humidifiers
• $18,000 Security/Fob System*
• $5,000 Exterior Wall Repair*
• $60,000 Flooring – Level 1
• $10,000 Windows
• $50,000 Silo Roof
• $150,000 Elevator Roof

* Work carried forward from 2019

QUESTIONS?

Darrell Keenie, Director

Planning, Economic Development and Culture | Museum of Dufferin 519.941.1114 or toll free 877.941.7787 Extension 4010 | dkeenie@dufferincounty.ca 936029 Airport Road, Mulmur, Ontario L9V 0L3 | DufferinMuseum.com

Questions?