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OAKVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE CCIM West Economic Forum Presentation by: Rob Milligan, CEO 2005 Economic Development Strategy OUR VISION “The Oakville Economic Development Alliance is committed to enhancing Oakville as a diverse live/work community with a sustainable economic base that reinforces the health of the community and maintains the high quality of life” 2005 Economic Development Strategy OBJECTIVES 1. Continue development of a Business Retention and Expansion program. 2. Engage in business attraction programs designed to encourage investment in targeted sectors and clusters. 3. Promote the Town as a location for tourism investment and as a tourist destination. 4. Encourage the creation of an adequate supply of serviced employment lands that allow for flexible, multi-use development that supports an increase in Town-wide live/work opportunities in Oakville. Competitive Analysis High Growth Clusters • • • • • Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Real Estate, Rental & Leasing Retail Trade Educational Services Management of Companies & Enterprises Competitive Analysis Carvalho Scale - Ranking Oakville’s Industrial Sectors Oakville to Ontario 1999-2003 Prof. Scientific & Tech. Mgmt of Companies Admin & Support Retail Real Estate Wholesale Education Utilities Transport Health Accom & Food Finance & Insurance Agriculture Other Services Construction Manufacturing Mining, Oil & Gas Information & Culture Arts & Ent Public Admin High Performers Poor Performers 0 2 4 Medium Performers 6 8 10 12 Partnerships Are Key • Town of Oakville • Oakville Chamber of Commerce • Sheridan Institute • Residents • Business Community • Oakville Hydro/Blink EMPLOYMENT LANDS • The amount of employment land designated in the Official plan is related to the amount of industrial and office employment required by the municipality to achieve Activity Rate policy goals, and to maintain a competitive supply of vacant and marketable employment lands. • The municipality will strive to maintain a minimum 15 year supply of vacant employment lands. • AVERAGE ABSORPTION FROM 1990 TO 2004 = 49.35 acres • 15 Year Supply Approximately (15 x 50) = 750 acres SUMMARY OF ALL EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS ZONE E1 E2 T1 M2 TOTAL VACANT (Hectares) 224 77 54 10 365 VACANT (Acres) 553 190 134 26 902 EMPLOYMENT LANDS INVENTORY OF EMPLOYMENT LANDS AND VACANT LANDS BY ZONE BY DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT QEW West QEW East Winston Park Burloak Mid Town Core Winston Park West TOTAL ZONING DESIGNATION E1 E2 T1 Sub-Total E1 E2 T1 M2 Sub-Total E1 E2 T1 Sub-Total E1 E2 T1 Sub-Total E1 E2 T1 Sub-Total E1 E2 T1 Sub-Total TOTAL EMPLOYMENT LAND INVENTORY VACANT EMPLOYMENT LAND INVENTORY ha 182 202 82 466 126 158 77 10 372 81 71 33 185 65 167 34 265 43 11 5 59 83 0 8 91 acres* 450 500 202 1,152 310 391 191 26 918 199 176 82 457 161 411 84 656 107 27 12 145 205 0 20 225 ha 27 17 2 47 37 0 24 10 71 22 5 11 37 60 51 9 120 2 4 0 6 76 0 8 84 acres* 68 43 6 116 92 0 59 26 176 54 12 26 92 147 126 23 296 5 9 0 14 187 0 20 208 1,438 3,553 365 902 INTENSIFICATION + REVITALIZATION The Game has Changed: • The knowledge-based economy depends on what economists call high human capital -- what most of us would call talent. • Nobel prize-winning economist Robert Lucas maintains that the driving force in the growth and development of cities and regions can be found in the productivity gains associated with the clustering of talented people. • But what brings talented workers to those areas? How do they make their residential and business location decisions? What sets high-technology centers such as Silicon Valley and Route 128 in Boston apart from other metropolitan areas? Why have some cities - many home to some of the nation's most prestigious university research centers and college graduates - been unable to attract talented technology workers? INTENSIFICATION + REVITALIZATION Business Retention and Expansion B.I.A. (2) Downtown, Bronte Kerr Street Example Corporate call program Business Attraction Target environmentally friendly businesses in the Knowledge Based/Adv. Manufacturing/Professional Services. Use employment lands most efficiently. Higher employment densities from head offices. Population Projections YEAR *2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 POPULATION 144,738 161,500 186,400 215,000 231,800 There will be Growth *S t a t is t ic C a na da C e ns us D a t a - 2 0 0 1 S o urc e - B e s t P la nning E s t im a t e s - J uly 2 0 0 3 Construction Value $700,000,000 $600,000,000 $500,000,000 $400,000,000 Const ruct ion Value $300,000,000 $200,000,000 4 3 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 2 00 0 2 00 9 2 99 8 1 99 7 1 99 1 1 99 6 $100,000,000 $- OAKVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE Thank You for Attending!