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Minutes Economic Development Committee Committee of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Brampton Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Members Present: City Councillor S. Hames – Wards 7 and 8 (Chair) Regional Councillor E. Moore – Wards 1 and 5 (Vice-Chair) Regional Councillor S. DiMarco – Wards 3 and 4 (arrived at 12:30 p.m.) ton Regional Councillor G. Miles – Wards 7 and 8 p Regional Councillor J. Sprovieri – Wards 9 and 10 City Councillor G. Gibson – Wards 1 and 5 City Councillor B. Callahan – Wards 3 and 4 City Councillor G. Manning – Wards 9 and 10 Service Sector: Ms. Janet Biggart, Vice-President, Kerbel Group Inc and Mr. Tony DePascal, Sales and Market Manager, Brampton Business Markets RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) Brampton Board of Trade: Mr. Stephen Rhodes, Stephen Rhodes & Associates, Alternate Brampton Downtown Business Association: Mr. Richard Prouse, Prouse Dash & Crouch Members at Large: Ms. Maria Britto, Re/Max North Park and of Bram Mr. Joel Rieder, Reinders + Rieder Limited y Members Absent: Regional Councillor P. Palleschi – Wards 2 and 6 (Personal Reasons) City Councillor J. Hutton – Wards 2 and 6 (Vacation) Academia: Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Cit Learning – Mr. Neil Robb, Associate Dean, School of Applied Computing and Engineering Sciences Manufacturing: Siemens Canada – Mr. Tim Duffy, General Manager and Coca Cola Bottling Company – Mr. John Stiefelmeyer, Sales Centre Manager, Brampton Facility Brampton Board of Trade – Mr. Wayne Waters, Waters and Associates Staff Present: Mr. D. Cutajar, Executive Director of Economic Development and Public Relations Mr. J. Baines, Manager of Economic Development, Economic Development and Public Relations Mr. B. Latchford, Manger of GIS Services, Management and Administrative Services Mr. L. J. Mikulich, City Clerk, Management and Administrative Services Ms. W. Cooke, Legislative Coordinator, Management and Administrative Services Minutes Economic Development Committee The meeting was called to order at 12:15 p.m. and adjourned at 1:50 p.m. After due consideration of the matters placed before the Committee, the members beg leave to present its report as follows: Item Recommendation A. EC060-2004 Approval of Agenda B. Conflicts of Interest C. Consent D. EC061-2004 Previous Minutes - May 19, 2004 E 1. EC062-2004 Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA) International Marketing Activities (File M00). F. Small Business Enterprise Centre G 1. EC063-2004 Memorial Cup Bid – Initial Planning Session Overview (File G25). H 1. EC064-2004 Minutes – Downtown Marketing Partnership – May 11, 2004 (File G25). I 1. EC065-2004 RFP 2004-033 – Request for Proposal for the Selection of a Vendor for Economic Development Marketing Services (File F81). J. Brampton Ambassador K 1. EC066-2004 Brampton Outstanding Business Achievement Awards – Web Page (File G25). K 2. EC067-2004 Minutes – 2005 Brampton Outstanding Business Achievement Awards Committee – June 1, 2004 (File G25). L 1. EC068-2004 Brampton Downtown Business Association – Board of Management – April 27, 2004 (File G25). M. Correspondence 2004 06 23 Page 2 of 11 Minutes Economic Development Committee N 1. EC069-2004 Demonstration – Virtual Site Selection Application (File M05). N 2. EC070-2004 Summary Report – 18th Annual Brampton Business Breakfast – Wednesday, May 26, 2004 (File M05). N 3. EC071-2004 Summary Report – 2004 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress and Exhibition (File M10). N 4. EC072-2004 Discussion, re: Royal Bank Cup Hockey Championship – 2006 (File M04) N 5. EC073-2004 Discussion, re: Clark Boulevard Extension (File P26) N 6. EC074-2004 Discussion, re: Development Charges Background Study and Draft By-laws (File F85) N 7. Discussion, re: Economic Development Committee Meetings for July and August O 1. EC075-2004 List of Outstanding Items – Economic Development Committee (File G24). P. Deferred Matters Q. Question Period R. Public Question Period S. EC076-2004 Adjournment City Councillor Hames, Chair 2004 06 23 Page 3 of 11 Minutes Economic Development Committee A. Approval of Agenda EC060-2004 That the Agenda for the Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 23, 2004 be approved as amended to add the following items: N 4. Discussion, re: Royal Bank Cup Hockey Championship – 2006 (File M04) N 5. Discussion, re: Clark Boulevard Extension (File P26) N 6. Discussion, re: Development Charges Background Study and Draft By-laws (File F85) N 7. Discussion, re: Economic Development Committee Meetings for July and August Carried B. Conflicts of Interest - nil C. Consent The following items listed with an asterisk (*) were considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Committee and were approved at one time. (G1, H1, K1, K2, L1, N2, N3, O1) D. Previous Minutes D 1. Minutes of the Meeting held on May 19, 2004. EC061-2004 That the Minutes of the Economic Development Committee Meeting of May 19, 2004 to the Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 23, 2004 be received. Carried E. Delegations/Presentations E 1. Ms. Karen Campbell, President and CEO, Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance, re: Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA) International Marketing Activities (File M00). 2004 06 23 Page 4 of 11 Minutes Economic Development Committee Ms. Karen Campbell, President and CEO, Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance gave a presentation regarding the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance’s international marketing activities, highlighting and responding to questions on the following: Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA) Annual Report Background of the GTMA The alliance is comprised of 29 Greater Toronto Area (GTA) municipalities GTMA is a unique public/private partnership Key accomplishments Client base Promoting the GTA municipalities to international visitors Research projects Delivering partnership value Leveraging the City of Brampton’s contribution Participation by the City of Brampton in the GTMA Number of contacts that have established businesses in Peel Reduction in incentive programs to attract industry to Ontario EC062-2004 That the delegation of Ms. Karen Campbell, President and CEO, Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance to the Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 23, 2004, re: Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA) International Marketing Activities (File M00) be received. Carried F. Small Business Enterprise Centre - nil G. Tourism Brampton * G 1. Report from B. Stittle, Senior Economic Development Officer, Economic Development and Public Relations, dated June 23, 2004, re: Memorial Cup Bid – Initial Planning Session Overview (File G25). EC063-2004 That the report from B. Stittle, Senior Economic Development Officer, Economic Development and Public Relations, dated June 23, 2004 to the Economic Development Committee of June 23, 2004, re: Memorial Cup Bid – Initial Planning Session Overview (File G25) be received; and That a work-plan outlining this process, the potential financial and operational implications, and a review of progress to date be presented to the Economic Development Committee at a meeting no later then November, 2004. Carried 2004 06 23 Page 5 of 11 Minutes Economic Development Committee H. Downtown Marketing Partnership * H 1. Minutes – Downtown Marketing Partnership – May 11, 2004 (File G25). EC064-2004 That the Minutes of the Downtown Marketing Partnership of May 11, 2004 to the Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 23, 2004, be received. Carried I. Brampton Investment Marketing I 1. Report from A. Livingston, Manager, Purchasing and Materials Management, Finance and D. Cutajar, Executive Director, Economic Development and Public Relations, dated June 23, 2004, re: RFP 2004-033 – Request for Proposal for the Selection of a Vendor for Economic Development Marketing Services (File F81). Ms. Janet Biggart, Chair of the Marketing Committee, highlighted the tending process followed for the selection of the vendor for Economic Development Marketing Services. EC065-2004 That the report from A. Livingston, Manager, Purchasing and Materials Management, Finance and D. Cutajar, Executive Director, Economic Development and Public Relations, dated June 23, 2004 to the Economic Development Committee Meeting of June 23, 2004, re: RFP 2004-033 – Request for Proposal for the Selection of a Vendor for Economic Development Marketing Services (File F81) be received; and That the Request for Proposal RFP 2004-033 be awarded to Interkom Inc., starting on January 1, 2004 and ending on December 31, 2007, providing the greatest overall benefit to the City, and being the most responsive bid received; and That the Economic Development Committee review the performance of Interkom Inc., on an annual basis; and That staff be authorized to submit a recommendation report in July 2007 addressing the performance of the vendor in relation to the requirement for considering one year contract extensions to a maximum of three; and That the existing base operating budget of $600,000 plus taxes supporting this project be included in the 2005 Current Budget submission from the Economic Development and Public Relations; and 2004 06 23 Page 6 of 11 Minutes Economic Development Committee That staff be authorized to negotiate and execute the appropriate agreement(s) with the firm Interkom Inc., in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. Carried J. Brampton Ambassador - nil K. Business Retention Program * K 1. Report from A. Thomson, Economic Development Project Coordinator, Economic Development and Public Relations, dated June 9, 2004, re: Brampton Outstanding