Etobicoke Multicultural and Race Relations Committee

Appointment of Community Resource Members as Full Members

and Six-month Workplan and Budget

The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (June21,1999) from the City Clerk:

Recommendations:

The Etobicoke Multicultural and Race Relations Committee at its meeting held on May25,1999, recommended to the Etobicoke Community Council the following:

1.That full membership be extended to the following Community Resource Members:

-Farhia Ahmed;

-William Goursky;

-Stanley Grabowski;

-Paul Kipin; and

-Robert Koil.

2.That the Chair of the Etobicoke Community Council and/or other Council members be invited to meet with representatives of the Etobicoke Multicultural and Race Relations Committee to:

(a)discuss local access and equity needs in Etobicoke; and

(b)strategize and plan the most effective local structure that will meet these needs.

3.That the Etobicoke Multicultural and Race Relations Committee six-month Workplan and related budget be received for information.

Background:

The Etobicoke Multicultural and Race Relations Committee has been operating without a full complement of six citizen members since January of 1998. Four members resigned after their three-year term. Pending City Council's determination of the structure of the local/regional access and equity working groups, the Etobicoke Multicultural and Race Relations Committee wishes to maintain an adequate membership to fulfill its current mandate.

The Etobicoke Multicultural and Race Relations Committee had before it a communication (May4,1999) from the Chair of the Committee, recommending that:

1)full membership be extended to interested current Community Resource Members; and

2)the Committee develop a six-month action plan (May to October, 1999).