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Civic Appointments Committee

Meeting No. 24   Contact Rosemary MacKenzie, Council Administrator
Meeting Date Thursday, March 4, 2010
   Phone 416-392-8021
Start Time 12:00 PM
   E-mail rmacken@toronto.ca
Location Committee Room 4, City Hall
     

CA24.1

ACTION

Adopted 

 

Ward: All 
Sign Variance Committee Appointments - Application Shortlisting
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.

Committee Decision

The Civic Appointments Committee shortlisted candidates to be interviewed for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.
Decision Advice and Other Information

Ann Borooah, Chief Building Official and Executive Director Toronto Building, and Dan Mousseau, Project Manager, Sign By-law, Toronto Building, made an overhead presentation to the Civic Appointments Committee on the new Sign Variance Committee.

 

The Civic Appointments Committee recessed its public session and met in closed session to consider confidential information on this Item as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.
Summary

The Civic Appointments Committee will conduct application shortlisting for the Sign Variance Committee.

 

(Copies of the confidential applications for Item CA24.1 are distributed under confidential cover to Members of the Civic Appointments Committee only.  Members of Council are able to view copies of the applications in the City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall.)
Background Information
Presentation material submitted by the Chief Building Official on the Sign Variance Committee
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-28163.pdf)
Motions
Motion to Amend Item (Additional) (Carried)

The Civic Appointments Committee confirmed confidential instructions issued to staff during the Closed Session.

CA24.2

ACTION

Amended 

 

Ward: All 
Vacancy on the Toronto Licensing Tribunal

Committee Decision

The Civic Appointments Committee:

 

1.         requested the City Clerk to advise the Toronto Licensing Tribunal that the Committee will not be filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Joel Dick at this time; and

 

2.         requested the Toronto Licensing Tribunal to notify the Civic Appointments Committee should this vacancy present a problem.
Decision Advice and Other Information

The Civic Appointments Committee recessed its public session and met in closed session to consider confidential information on this Item as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Licensing Tribunal.
Summary

Mr. Joel Dick has submitted a communication (February 4, 2010) advising that he has resigned from the Toronto Licensing Tribunal.
Background Information
(February 4, 2010) e-mail communication from Joel Dick
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-27868.pdf)
Extract from the Public Appointments Policy respecting the Toronto Licensing Tribunal
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-27870.pdf)
Motions
1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Adam Vaughan (Carried)

That the Civic Appointments Committee:

 

1.         request the City Clerk to advise the Toronto Licensing Tribunal that the Committee will not be filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Joel Dick at this time; and

 

2.         request the Toronto Licensing Tribunal to notify the Civic Appointments Committee should this vacancy present a problem.

Procedural Motions
Motion to Meet in Closed Session moved by Councillor Adam Vaughan (Carried)

That the Civic Appointments Committee recess its public session to meet in closed session to consider the following Items:

 

CA24.1 - Sign Variance Committee Appointments - Application Shortlisting

Reason for Confidential Information:  Personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.

 

CA24.2 - Vacancy on the Toronto Licensing Tribunal

Reason for Confidential Information:  Personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Licensing Tribunal.

 

The Civic Appointments Committee recessed its public session at 12:34 p.m. to meet in closed session to consider the above matters, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

 

The Civic Appointments Committee reconvened in public session at 2:44 p.m.   Councillor Vaughan advised that the Civic Appointments Committee had completed its closed session consideration of confidential information related to these Items.  The Committee would now proceed with the public debate on the Items.

 

(See the above-noted Items for Committee's action on these matters.)

 


Motion to Adopt Minutes moved by Councillor Ron Moeser (Carried)

That the Minutes of the Civic Appointments Committee from Meeting 23 held on January 18, 2010, be confirmed.

Confidential Attachment:    Minutes of Closed Session, March 4, 2010

 
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Meeting Sessions
Session Date Session Type Start Time End Time Public or Closed Session
2010-03-04 Afternoon 12:12 PM 12:34 PM Public
2010-03-04 Afternoon 12:36 PM 2:43 PM Closed
2010-03-04 Afternoon 2:44 PM 2:45 PM Public
Attendance
Members were present for some or all of the time period indicated.
Date and Time Quorum Members
2010-03-04
12:12 PM - 12:34 PM
(Public Session) 		Present Present: Bussin, Davis, Del Grande, Jenkins, Moeser, Vaughan (Chair)
Not Present: Pantalone, Saundercook
2010-03-04
12:36 PM - 2:43 PM
(Closed Session) 		Present Present: Bussin, Davis, Del Grande, Jenkins, Moeser, Vaughan (Chair)
Not Present: Pantalone, Saundercook
2010-03-04
2:44 PM - 2:45 PM
(Public Session) 		Present Present: Bussin, Davis, Del Grande, Jenkins, Moeser, Vaughan (Chair)
Not Present: Pantalone, Saundercook