Issue - meetings
Economic Development Strategy
Meeting: 24/06/2015 - Policy and Resources Committee (Item 18)
18 Economic Development Strategy PDF 128 KB
Additional documents:
- Enc. 1 for Economic Development Strategy, item 18 PDF 4 MB
- Enc. 2 for Economic Development Strategy, item 18 PDF 1 MB
- Enc. 3 for Economic Development Strategy, item 18 PDF 1 MB
- Presentation EDS 24th June 2015, item 18 PDF 183 KB
- From CPRE Kent and Joint Parishes Group, item 18 PDF 106 KB
- Responses to CPRE Kent June 15, item 18 PDF 114 KB
- KCC Letter Urgent Update, item 18 PDF 60 KB
- UrgentUpdateKCCLtr, item 18 PDF 151 KB
Decision:
DECISION
MADE:
That the changes to the Economic Development Strategy and Action
Plan as set out in Appendix 3 to the report of the Director of
Regeneration and Communities be agreed and that the draft Economic
Development Strategy is adopted as the Council’s Strategy to
support economic growth and prosperity for the Borough.
Minutes:
Members were presented
with some urgent updates and the meeting was adjourned for several
minutes in order that the papers could be read.
After the meeting was reconvened the Economic Development Manager
presented his report. It was noted that
the previous Economic Development Strategy was produced prior to
the recession in 2008 and it was therefore vital for a new Economic
Development Strategy to be produced to give Maidstone a direction
of travel in terms of jobs and economic growth.
Members heard from members of Shared Intelligence who were
commissioned to assist in the preparation of the Strategy and Facts
International who carried out the residents’
consultation.
It was noted that the Strategy would formulate a programme of
actions to take forward the journey to deliver the Council’s
vision by 2031.
In response to
concerns from some Members that Junction 8 had been specifically
identified in paragraph 6.21 of the Strategy, it was emphasised
that this had been included to demonstrate where suitable sites had
been identified and also because it was in the Local
Plan.
It was proposed by
Councillor Mrs Stockell and seconded by Councillor Round that
paragraph 6.21 of the draft Economic Development Strategy be
removed from the Strategy. When put to
the vote this proposal was lost.
Voting: For – 4 Against – 11 Abstain
– 0
RESOLVED: That the
changes to the Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan as set
out in Appendix 3 to the report of the Director of Regeneration and
Communities be agreed and that the draft Economic Development
Strategy be adopted as the Council’s Strategy to support
economic growth and prosperity for the Borough.
Voting: For –
11 Against – 3
Abstain – 1
Councillor McKay left the meeting after this agenda item had
concluded.