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ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL 31 May 2019 Dear Sir/Madam You are hereby invited to attend a meeting of the Regeneration and Development Committee of the Ards and North Down Borough Council which will be held in the Council Chamber, 2 Church Street, Newtownards on Thursday 6 June 2019 commencing at 7.00pm. Tea, coffee and sandwiches will be available from 6.00pm. Yours faithfully Stephen Reid Chief Executive Ards and North Down Borough Council A G E N D A 1. Apologies 2. Declarations of Interest 3. Ards and North Down Economic Development Annual Activity Report 2018-19 (Report attached) 4. Digital Projects Update Report on: Local Full Fibre Network Project (LFFN), Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN); ERDF Digital Growth Programme and AND Digital Strategy (Report attached) 5. Economic Development Annual Conference: Unlocking Economic Growth (Report attached) 6. GCSE Support Revision Programme (Report attached) 7. SERC Food Skills Programme (Report attached) 8. Vacant Commercial Property Improvement Scheme (Report attached) 9. Redburn Square Revitalisation Scheme (Report attached) 10. Town Centre Wi-Fi Update (Report attached) 11. 5 Chambers of Commerce Yearly Review (Report attached) 12. Portaferry Steering Group Minutes (Copy attached) 13. Rural Development Programme – Village Renewal Update (Report attached) 14. Project 24 – Annual Review (Report attached) 15. Accommodation Audit and Scoping Report (Report attached) 16. Notice of Motion Update on North Channel Swim Signage and Medal (Report attached) 17. Notice of Motion Update on Scrabo Tower Signage (Report attached) 18. Tourism Performance Report Q4 2018/19 (Report attached) 19. Economic Development Performance Report Q4 2018-2019 (Report attached) 20. Regeneration Q4 Performance Report 2018-2019 (Report attached) 21. Annual Review of Ards and Bangor Visitor Information Centres 2018/2019 (Report attached) 22. Tourism Events Grants Review 2018-19 (Report attached) 23. Regeneration and Development Budgetary Control Report – March & April 2019 (Report attached) 24. Belfast Region City Deal Update (Report attached) ITEMS 25-31 ***IN CONFIDENCE*** 25. Presentation – Kieran Quinn – Pickie Ltd 26. NI Business Start Up Programme (NIBSUP) Financial Year 2 (Report attached) 27. Ards and North Down Social Entrepreneurship Programme 2018-20 – Request to Extend the Existing Tender (Report attached 28. DAERA Rural Tourism Scheme Update – Sea Plantations Project (Report attached) 29. Pickie Quarter 4 (1 January -31 March 2019) and Annual Review 2018-2019 (Report attached) 30. Quay Marinas Quarterly Report Jan-March 2019 and End of Year 2018-19 (Report attached) 2 31. Exploris Quarter 4 Report: 1 January – 31 March 2019 and Annual Review 2018- 2019 (Report attached) 32. Any Other Notified Business. MEMBERSHIP OF REGENERATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Alderman Menagh Councillor Douglas Alderman McDowell Councillor Dunlop Alderman Smith Councillor Gilmour Councillor Adair Councillor Kennedy Councillor Armstrong-Cotter Councillor McClean Councillor Blaney Councillor McKim Councillor Brooks Councillor Walker Councillor Cummings Councillor Wilson 3 Unclassified ITEM 3 Ards and North Down Borough Council Report Classification Unclassified Council/Committee Regeneration and Development Committee Date of Meeting 06 June 2019 Responsible Director Director of Regeneration, Development and Planning Responsible Head of Head of Economic Development Service Date of Report 25 April 2019 File Reference ED55 Legislation Section 75 Compliant Yes ☒ No ☐ Not Applicable ☐ Subject Ards and North Down Economic Development Annual Activity Report 2018-19 Attachments Annual Summary Review Ards and North Down Business Support Services The role of the Economic Development Section (ED) is to promote and encourage local economic growth. To encourage enterprise, growth and innovation ED provides a suite of support, projects, interventions and collaborations. Local businesses and entrepreneurs benefit from 1:1 confidential business advice, business intelligence service, signposting to other support agencies and workshops, advice sessions, networking opportunities and mentor-based programmes. Throughout the year feedback from programmes and workshops is gathered along with the types of requests we would receive from businesses. The feedback provided informs the type of support services we offer. The services we offer supports the needs of our client base by providing knowledge and skills to support personal development of businesses and employee’s and positively impacting on the growth of our local businesses. Every year the Economic Development section carries out a survey in consultation with the 1,726 registered on its database to address their needs, priorities and issues for the coming year. The 2019 survey was Page 1 of 25 Unclassified distributed in early May 2019. The annual survey together with the feedback provided from previous workshops and programmes informs the programme of activity delivered through our business support services. This report provides an annual summary overview of the elements of the support services provided to local businesses between April 2018 and March 2019. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Council notes this report. Page 2 of 25 Unclassified CONTENT PRE ENTERPRISE & NEW START 1 European Social Fund Projects (ESF) 2 Northern Ireland Business Start-Up Programme (NIBSUP) GROWTH 3 Signal Business Support 3.1 Business Support Services – Advice & Research 2018-2019 3.3 Business Support Services – Information & Communication 2018-2019 3.3 Business Support Services – The Pinnacle Programme 2018-2019 3.4 Business Support Services – Unlocking Economic Growth Conference 2018-19 3.5 Sectoral Project 24 Gifted Fair 3.6 Sectoral – Food Business Development Programme 3.7 Social Enterprise – Additional Support 3.8 Youth Entrepreneurship – Grow Your Own Way and the Shared Education Programme 3.9 Summary of Business Growth Support Services SUPPORT PROGRAMMES & EVENTS 4 SHINE Programme 5 GAP (Growth Achievement Programme) 6 AND Social Enterprise Programme 2018-2019 (ANDSEP) 7 Mind Body Business Activity Programme 2018-2019 8 SERC Colleges Food Education Programme 9 Job Fair 2018 FACILITY 10 Signal Facility APPENDIX 1 – PINNACLE PROGRAMME PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIALS Page 3 of 25 Unclassified 1 ESF Projects The ED section supports three European Social Fund projects in the Ards and North Down area. • Exploring Enterprise – Enterprise Northern Ireland: Exploring Enterprise Programme is a pre-enterprise programme which seeks to support people who are considering self-employment as their route to enter and/or return to the labour market. The programme is a mixture of group training and one to one mentoring support. Participants do not need to have a specific business idea to join; the programme provides an insight into starting a business whilst allowing participants to work towards achieving the recognised CCEA Level I qualification in Understanding Business Enterprise. In addition, there will also be an emphasis with regards guiding and assisting individuals into and through the mainstream business support/further education options. From 1st April 2018 – 31st March 2019, 3 courses have been delivered in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area: • 2 delivered by North Down Development Organisation (Large Courses) • 1 delivered by Ards Business Centre (Small Course) Targets and progress to date- year 1 22012018/19 ANDBC Annual Status Target (Across 3 Courses) Number of Courses 3 3 delivered Number of individuals 31 22 enrolled Number of individuals 25 18 securing an (12 of these will accredited be externally qualification in moderated by Understanding CCEA in May Business Enterprise 2019) Number of individuals 10 10 obtaining employment / self- employment Number of individuals 3 6 into Further Education Training Page 4 of 25 Unclassified • The Verve Programme – the NOW Group The NOW Group is a social enterprise that supports 540 people in Northern Ireland with learning disabilities/ difficulties/ASC gain jobs with a future. • Employment Programme provides one-to-one specialist support to individuals to help them get the job they want and keep it. • A range of interventions to build clients capacity to engage in training, work placements, voluntary work and community / social activities. • Vocational and employability training delivered at appropriate levels. The NOW Group continually scan workforce trends and the economic and political environments for opportunities for employment, up skilling and social engagement which will increase inclusion and wellbeing, leading to citizenship development and civic involvement for participants. Its work is also about social and community inclusion which leads to the people they work with having better health, a better education and a brighter future. Its services are continually evolving as a result of co- design, participant feedback and learning from projects. Verve Programme targets and progress – Year 1 Progress 2018/19 Target to Date Year 1 2018/2019 Participants Enrolled 32 45 Academy / Vocational Training 30 35 Participants moving into employment / voluntary jobs upon leaving the 14 25 programme Stakeholders Engaged with 65 72 Positive Progression Route for 70 100 Participants • Stepping Stones to employment – Stepping Stones NI Stepping Stones to Employment Programme delivered by Stepping Stones NI engages people with learning disabilities/difficulties and barriers to employment. The programme targets: • The unemployed or economically inactive