City Council on May 11 and 12, 2010, adopted the following:

1.         City Council appoint the individuals listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Sign Variance Committee, including the recommended Chair, at the pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2010 and until successors are appointed, with the candidates listed in Confidential Attachment 2 being identified as alternates to be considered by the Civic Appointments Committee if a vacancy occurs during the term.

2.         City Council authorize the City Clerk to make the appointees’ names public once appointed by Council and the appointees have been notified.

3.         City Council direct that the names of those candidates identified as alternates remain confidential until appointed as members, as required under the Public Appointments Policy.

4.         City Council recommend to the incoming City Council that it consider waiving the recruitment provisions in the Public Appointments Policy in order to re-appoint members of the Sign Variance Committee at the pleasure of Council for an additional term ending November 30, 2014 and until their successors are appointed, and to identify those candidates previously identified as alternates to be considered by the Civic Appointments Committee if a vacancy occurs.

Confidential Attachment 1 is now public in its entirety and contains the names of the following persons appointed to the Sign Variance Committee:

-           Marco D’Angelo

-           Thomas Janzen

-           Robert Pletsch

-           Elizabeth Saati

-           Ted Yao (as Chair)

Confidential Attachment 2 remains confidential in its entirety at this time, in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information about identifiable persons.  The alternates' names will be made public if appointed to the Sign Variance Committee.

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council appoint the individuals listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Sign Variance Committee, including the recommended Chair, at the pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2010 and until successors are appointed, with the candidates listed in Confidential Attachment 2 being identified as alternates to be considered by the Civic Appointments Committee if a vacancy occurs during the term.

2.         City Council authorize the City Clerk to make the appointees’ names public once appointed by Council and the appointees have been notified.

3.         City Council direct that the names of those candidates identified as alternates remain confidential until appointed as members, as required under the Public Appointments Policy.

4.         City Council recommend to the incoming City Council that it consider waiving the recruitment provisions in the Public Appointments Policy in order to re-appoint members of the Sign Variance Committee at the pleasure of Council for an additional term ending November 30, 2014 and until their successors are appointed, and to identify those candidates previously identified as alternates to be considered by the Civic Appointments Committee if a vacancy occurs.