Mayor's Task Force on Economic Recovery

That the Proposed Correspondence from the Mayor's Task Force on Economic Recovery Respecting Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Role in the Economic Recovery, be approved and sent to the Prime Minister, Premier of Ontario, Federal Minister of Finance and the Provincial Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. Result: Motion

That the agenda for the July 30, 2020 meeting of the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery, be approved, as amended. Result: Motion

That the Minutes of the June 25, 2020 meeting of the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery, be approved, as presented. Result: Motion

That the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Post COVID-19 Economic Blueprint, be received and posted to the Resources Page for the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery. Result: Motion

That the information respecting Child Care Re-Opening, be received. Result: Motion

That the Working Group Updates, be received. Result: Motion

That the presentation, respecting Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery Update, be received. Result: Motion

That Restart and Recovery: COVID-19 Impact in Hamilton - Workforce Planning Hamilton Survey, be received. Result: Motion

That Restart and Recovery: COVID-19 Impact in Hamilton - Workforce Planning Hamilton Survey be circulated by the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery Working Groups to their industry contacts. Result: Motion

That the Proposed Correspondence from the Mayor's Task Force on Economic Recovery Respecting Liability’s Role in the Economic Recovery will be deferred to the next meeting to allow K. Loomis and his staff to revise. Result: Motion

That staff be directed to implement panel discussions and/or workshops delivered by subject matter experts (including those with lived experience) to the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery around the three guiding principles of the Task Force being EDI, Climate Action, and Labour, for the Working Groups of the Task Force. Result: Motion

That the following information items, be received: (i) Canada United Weekend (Added Item 11.1) P. Hall advised that Royal Bank of Canada and their industry partners are running a fund-raising campaign called Canada United and Canada United Weekend with a small-business spending event to take place from August 28-30, 2020. Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery July 30, 2020 Minutes 20-003 Page 14 of 15 (ii) Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Project Update (Added Item 11.2) K. Loomis advised that the following Hamilton Chamber of Commerce assistance programs are now in place:  Recovery Activation Program  Trace Accelerator Program  Digital Main Street Project (iii) Anthony Marco (Added Item 11.3) A. Marco advised that a document from the Canadian Labour Congress, entitled Labour’s Vision for Economic Recovery has been uploaded on to the resource page for the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery. Result: Motion

There being no further business, the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery be adjourned at 10:59 a.m.