Committee Administrator - Barbara Herbert 823282 

To: Cllrs Barton (Chairman), Boswell, Coburn*, Gardiner, Hewitt, Jarman, Knowles, Morey*, Mundy. Webb

(*indicates non-voting members)

NB. Any other member of the Council may attend the meeting and may speak with the permission of the Chairman provided that notification has been given to the Committee Services section before commencement of the meeting such notification to detail which items the member is attending for. Standing Order 31(2)

Meeting : Date : Time: Place :

Economic Development, Tourism and Leisure Services Select Committee Wednesday, 18 April 2001 2.30 pm Council Chamber, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight

A G E N D A

1. MINUTES

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 4 April 2001 (Paper A)

2. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

To ensure a full and public written answer members of the public wishing to ask a question should submit the question in writing to Committee Services at least one clear working day before the start of the meeting, in accordance with Standing Order 41 (5)(b).

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the agenda.

4. URGENT BUSINESS

5. PRESENTATION

To receive a presentation from Mr J Slater, Managing Director, Southern Tourist Board on the Cowes Yachting Survey 2000 : The Value of Yachting to the Island, undertaken on behalf of Cowes Yacht Club.

Southern Tourist Board carried out extensive field and desk based research to explore the nature of yachting related visitors to Cowes, and their subsequent value to the Island, during 2000. The presentation will highlight the economic impact of visitor and yachtsman spend on the Island, and demonstrate the importance of nurturing and developing this valuable market.

6. MEMBERS' QUESTION TIME

Members are reminded that questions must be notified to the Chairman via Committee Services prior to the commencement of the meeting and shall be directed to the Chairman to answer in accordance with Standing Order 41(4)(b).