29^th July

16^th July

·         Cabinet member priorities-written report

·         Draft Commercialisation Strategy

Members would like cabinet member to provide a report highlighting priorities, and then to question him on this report.

Meeting will begin at 7.30pm.

·         Cabinet member

·         Marcus Lawler

26^th August

13^th August

·         Events and festivals strategy

·         Events review SCRAIP follow up

·         Draft Scoping Document for Twilight Economy Review

These items will come together as requested by the committee during the work programming workshop at the meeting of 1^st July because it was felt they were related.

Scoping document for Twilight Economy review for members to comment on.

·         Laura Case

29^th September

(re-arranged from the meeting of the 23^rd September)

17^th September

·         Enterprise Hub proposals

Meeting re-arranged in order to provide an update on the proposals for the Enterprise Hub

·         Karen Franek

21^st October

8^th October

Joint Meeting with Planning, Transport and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee to consider the Employment Land Qualitative Report and the Economic Development Strategy.

Implications for the local plan, hence the joint meeting. Needs to take place before the Economic Development Strategy cabinet member decision is taken.

28^th October

15^th October

·         First set of Witnesses for Twilight Economy review

·         Formation of Maidstone Culture and Leisure

First set of witnesses for Twilight Economy Review.

·         First witnesses for Twilight Economy Review, as specified in scoping document

·         Laura Case

·         Dawn Hudd

25^th November

12^th November

·         Second set of witnesses for Twilight Economy Review

·         Skills and Employability Update

·         Commercial projects

Following the update on skills and employability projects the committee will consider whether it wishes to conduct a review on skills and employability.

Second set of witnesses for the Twilight Economy Review.

Business cases for commercial projects due for a cabinet member decision in January.

·         Second set of witnesses for Twilight Economy Review

·         Abi Lewis

·         Karen Franek

·         Marcus Lawler

23^rd December

10^th December

Draft Twilight Economy Review Report ready for comment by the Committee

Final changes to the Twilight Economy Review Report

27^th January

14^th January

Final Twilight Economy Review Report ready for sign off by the Committee.

Scoping document for the Skills and Employability Review for sign off by the Committee

First set of witnesses for Careers Guidance Review

Item on the interaction between Town Centre Visioning and the Night Time Economy

Agree members to present report to cabinet.

Agree scope for Skills and Employability Review.

To gather evidence for the review.

To investigate the difficulties of having a thriving Night Time Economy whilst at the same time encouraging more people to live in the Town Centre. To include the issue of outside PA systems.

Officers from KCC.

Officers from Economic Development and Environmental Enforcement. Representative from Town Centre Management/Night Time Economy Forum.

24^th February

11^th February

Second set of witnesses for Careers Guidance Review

To gather evidence for the review.

24^th March

11^th March

Third set of witnesses for Careers Guidance Review

Report on Options for charging for car parking at Mote Park

To gather evidence for the review.

To present different options for Mote Park car parking charges

Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce

Marcus Lawler

28^th April

15^th April

Careers Guidance Review Report

Full careers guidance review presented for final changes and sign off by the committee.