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Welcome and Apologies for Absence Minutes: Chair welcomed members to the meeting and apologies were noted from Malcolm McVicar, Mark Smith and David Taylor. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: There were no declarations of interest at this time. |
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Minutes of the meeting held on 7 June 2016 Minutes: Resolved: Minutes from the meeting held on the 7 June 2016 were agreed as an accurate record. |
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Matters Arising Minutes: There were no matters arising. |
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Presented by Edwin Booth/Kathryn Molloy Additional documents: Minutes: Members were informed of changes to the Terms of Reference (circulated with the agenda) for the Committee which were agreed by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership Board on the 14 June 2016.
Resolved: The Committee noted and commented on the revised Terms of Reference. |
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Positioning and Promotion of Lancashire's Enterprise Zone Programme Presented by: Ruth Connor/Kathryn Molloy Minutes: Ruth Connor, Marketing Lancashire, tabled the Enterprise Zone Branding Project Workshop Report for discussion.
The purpose of the workshop was to capture progress of the Enterprise Zones and to generate ideas and debate on the potential brand names/logos for the sites.
The report provided detail on the matters discussed at the workshop held on the 4 August which included information on:
Members were then invited to comment on the tabled report (outlined below):
· It was acknowledged that there was a need to identify how enquiries from companies for the four EZ sites would be handled. · As advanced manufacturing and energy is a key sector strength of Lancashire, there is a need to ensure this is represented in the branding. · It was agreed that national and international marketing is important to attract occupiers to the EZs but it is also important to ensure that local companies can be accommodate on high quality local employment sites. · It was confirmed that Blackpool airport site is doing well due to pent up demand in the area but there is a need to look beyond local need. · It was reported that Lancashire does not perform as well as it could with regards to attracting international investment through UKTI.
The report outlined the next steps to progress the brand development. Members agreed there was a need to have an extraordinary meeting of this Committee towards the end of September to review the recommendations following feedback on the naming strategy options and to look at some visual representations.
Resolved: That;
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Reporting to Lancashire Enterprise Partnership Board Minutes: Committee members discussed requests received for update reports on the progress of the four EZ sites and how this could be progressed.
Members agreed that as the Terms of Reference for this Committee had now been updated to reflect the four EZ sites, there was a need to ensure that any reporting to the LEP Board reflects the information detailed within this.
Resolved: That;
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Any Other Business Minutes: None. |
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Date of Next Meeting Thursday 27 October at 2pm, Cabinet Room B, County Hall, Preston Minutes: Extraordinary meeting to be held on the 26 September at 1pm, Lecture Room at Lancashire Records Office, Bow Lane, Preston.
Next meeting of the Enterprise Zone Governance Committee is due to take place on Thursday 27 October at 2pm, Cabinet Room B, County Hall, Preston.
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