Economic Development Committee
Economic Development Committee
Overview
The role of the Economic and Community Development Committee is to drive community growth, give direction on areas such as land planning and development, and lead our community of Sunbury-York South forward.
Responsibilities
- Provide direction during the creation of a new community plan that will encompass all SYSRC, which by law must be completed by 2028.
- Liaise with CRSC during the planning phase.
- Identify and address gaps in land use planning.
- Identify strategies to build the community by creating revenue streams through tourism and community initiatives.
- Help bring businesses and people into the community to encourage sustainable growth while protecting the rural nature of SYSRC.
- Provide direction on using and protecting existing environmental and community assets.
- Examples include: forests, trails, waterways, aquifers, etc.
- Encourage forward thinking development of the community for self-sustainability based on economic and technological trends.
- Examples include: reliable high speed internet, high efficiency building standards in new construction (Energy Star®, R-2000), etc.
Membership
The Economic and Community Development Committee will consist of between 3 to 7 individuals (maximum number of members is seven, and no more than three elected councillors per Committee as per the SYSRC Procedural Bylaw).
These individuals will consist of 3 Council members and up to 4 members of the public, ideally two from each Ward. Characteristics of members can include: those with land planning experience, business knowledge, extensive knowledge of and experience within the community, and other areas of expertise as they may arise. These members will be selected based on the current project and/or goal of the Committee and may be rotated out once this project or goal is complete at the discretion of the Chair.
Experts can be called to be an observer or temporary participant (such as CRSC, Ignite, ACOA, etc.) but will not be a full committee member and shall not count towards the member list.
Agenda
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Minutes
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