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Regular



Sign Variance Committee


Meeting No. 1   Contact Yvonne Davies, Deputy Secretary
Meeting Date Friday, June 4, 2010
  Phone 416-396-7288
Start Time 9:30 AM
  E-mail ydavies@toronto.ca
Location Committee Room 1, City Hall
  Chair   Ted Yao  


 

Sign Variance Committee 

 

Ted Yao (Chair)

Thomas Janzen

Elizabeth Saati

Marco D'Angelo

Robert Pletsch

 

 

Special Assistance for Members of the Public: City staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice.  If you need special assistance, please call 416‑396-7288, TTY 416- 338‑0889 or e-mail ydavies@toronto.ca.

 

Closed Meeting Requirements: If the Sign Variance Committee wants to meet in closed session (privately), a member of the Committee must make a motion to do so and give the reason why the Committee has to meet privately.  (City of Toronto Act, 2006)

 

Notice to people writing or making a presentation to the Committee: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

 

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City’s website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address – available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

 

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk’s Office, City of Toronto, Sign Variance Committee, Attention: Yvonne Davies, Deputy Secretary, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M1P 4N7 or call at 416-396-7288.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

 

Communications/Reports

 

SB1.1

Information 

 

 

Ward: All 

Administration - Sign Variance Committee Appointments
Origin
(May 25, 2010) Letter from City Clerk
Summary

City Council, at its meeting held on May 11 and 12, 2010, adopted Civic Appointments Committee Item CA25.1, and in so doing, has appointed the following persons 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:

 

  1. Marco D’Angelo
  2. Thomas Janzen
  3. Robert Pletsch
  4. Elizabeth Saati
  5. Ted Yao, as Chair
Background Information
Sign Variance Committee - Appointments Letter
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/bgrd/backgroundfile-30609.pdf)


SB1.2

Presentation 

 

 

Ward: All 

Administration - Orientation of Members on the Sign Variance Committee
Summary

 

Confidential - The education or training of the Members.

 

The purpose of the presentation is to educate the Members of the Committee on the Sign Variance By-law, Sign Variance Committee Rules of Procedure and other City policies and procedures.

 

The presenters are:

 

            Janet Leiper, Integrity Commissioner

 

            Ann Borooah, Chief Building Official

 

            City Clerk's Office


SB1.3

ACTION 

 

 

Ward: All 

Administration - Rules of Procedure for the Sign Variance Committee
Origin
(May 31, 2010) Report from City Clerk
Recommendations

The City Clerk recommends that the Sign Variance Committee:

 

1.         Adopt the attached draft By-law No. 1, “Rules of Procedure for the Sign Variance Committee” attached as Appendix 1 to this report.

Summary

The purpose of this report is to recommend a procedure by-law for governing the calling, place and proceedings of meetings of the Sign Variance Committee.

Financial Impact

The recommendation has no financial impact.

Background Information
Rules of Procedure for the Sign Variance Committee - Appendix 1
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/bgrd/backgroundfile-30607.pdf)


SB1.4

ACTION 

 

 

Ward: All 

Administration - Schedule of Meetings for the Sign Variance Committee
Origin
(May 31, 2010) Report from City Clerk
Recommendations

The City Clerk recommends that the Sign Variance Committee:

 

1.         Adopt the Schedule of Meetings for the remainder of 2010 attached as Appendix 1 to this report.

Summary

The purpose of this report is to recommend a schedule of meetings for the Sign Variance Committee for the remainder of 2010.

Financial Impact

There is no financial impact in the recommendation in this report.

Background Information
Schedule of Meetings for the Sign Variance Committee - Appendix 1
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/sb/bgrd/backgroundfile-30608.pdf)