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MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WINDSOR-ESSEX COUNTY DEVELOPMENT COMMtSc ,S:!ON HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2001 AT 5:00 PM AT COLOURS RESTAURANT, 401 RIVERSIDE DRIVE WEST, There were present: Pat Soulliere (Chair), Mike Walker, Roy Henly, Paul Bondy, Keith Andrews, Ross Clarke, John St. Aubin, Fulvio Valentinis and Elaine Prior CHAIR'S MESSAGE TO THE BOARD I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING, EVEN HAS SOMEWHAT OF AN HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COMMISSION'S 43-YEAR EXISTENCE. THE COMMISSION'S INITIATIVE FOR CHANGE TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION IN THE FUTURE, IS IN STEP WITH CHANGE MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE GLOBE. IN MY TIME AS A BOARD MEMBER, CHANGE HAS BEEN THE COMMON THREAD IN THE ECONOMY AND CHANGING FORTUNES OF THIS REGION. IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT, IN NO OTHER TIME IN RECENT MEMORY, HAS THERE BEEN SO MUCH ADVANCEMENT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT SECTORS, IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SIDE OF LIFE. INVESTMENT IN RECENT YEARS, PARTICULARLY PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, HAS BEEN COMPUTED IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. AND EVEN NOW, AT THIS VERY TIME, WI-III.E GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF SOME ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT, THE COMMUNITY IS STILL NUMERATING ON-GOING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH, THE LATTER STILL CLIMBING INTO THE BILLION DOLLAR ANNUAL RANGE. IN A MORE MICRO-SENSE, THE COMMISSION ENJOYS PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE TWO LEVELS OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT, AND CONTINUING SUPPORT FROM MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES AND AGENCIES.