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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 sbc@toronto.ca
Location Committee Room 1, City Hall
  Chair   Ted Yao  


 

The Decision Document and Decision Summary are for preliminary reference purposes only.  Please refer to the Committee’s Minutes for the official record. 

 

Declarations of Interest, if any, appear at the end of an item.

SB1.1 

Information

Amended 

 

Ward: All 

Administration - Sign Variance Committee Appointments
Committee Decision

The Sign Variance Committee received the letter (May 25, 2010) from the City Clerk for information.

Decision Advice and Other Information

The Sign Variance Committee adopted the following motion:

 

"That the members of the Sign Variance Committee are honoured to be part of Council's effort to bring increased transparency, accountability and efficiency to the sign permit process."

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

Received 

 

Ward: All 

Administration - Orientation of Members on the Sign Variance Committee
Committee Decision

The Sign Variance Committee received the presentations from the Integrity Commissioner, the Chief Building Official and the City Clerk's Office for information.

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

Adopted 

 

Ward: All 

Administration - Rules of Procedure for the Sign Variance Committee
Committee Decision

The Sign Variance Committee:

 

1.         Adopted the attached draft By-law No. 1, “Rules of Procedure for the Sign Variance Committee” attached as Appendix 1 to the report (May 31, 2010) from the City Clerk.

Origin
(May 31, 2010) Report from City Clerk
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.

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

Adopted 

 

Ward: All 

Administration - Schedule of Meetings for the Sign Variance Committee
Committee Decision

The Sign Variance Committee:

 

1.         Adopted the Schedule of Meetings for the Sign Variance Committee for the remainder of 2010 attached as Appendix 1 to the report (May 31, 2010) from the City Clerk.

Origin
(May 31, 2010) Report from City Clerk
Summary

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

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


Meeting Sessions
Session Date Session Type Start Time End Time Public or Closed Session
2010-06-04 Morning 9:30 AM 11:40 AM Public
Attendance
Members were present for some or all of the time period indicated.
Date and Time Quorum Members
2010-06-04
9:30 AM - 11:40 AM
(Public Session)
Present Present: D'Angelo, Janzen, Pletsch, Saati, Yao (Chair)