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Appointments to the Toronto Arts Council
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team recommends that in addition to Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby (Kingsway-Humber); and Councillor Mario Silva (Trinity Niagara), the following Members of Council be appointed to the Toronto Arts Council:
Councillor Joe Mihevc (York Eglinton);
Councillor Howard Moscoe (North York Spadina); and
Councillor Mike Tzekas (Scarborough Wexford).
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team reports, for the information of Council, having referred those issues relating to the structure of the Toronto Arts Council, outlined in the communication (February 5, 1998) from the President, Toronto Arts Council, to the Chief Administrative Officer for consideration in a future report to the Special Committee.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team submits the following communication (February 5, 1998) from the President, Toronto Arts Council:
Recommendation:
It is recommended that City Council amend Section 1.5.1(a) of the Grant Agreement between the Toronto Council Advisory Corporation and the former City of Toronto to read:
"Five directors appointed by the Council and who are Members of Council."
Comments:
As requested by the City Clerk in a letter dated January 19, 1998, I am sending this report to the Special Committee regarding appointments to the Toronto Arts Council Board of Directors.
City Appointments to Toronto Arts Council Board of Directors:
City Council requested the Toronto Arts Council to consider the appointment of three additional Councillors: Joe Mihevc, Howard Moscoe and Pam McConnell.
The Toronto Arts Council Board is currently comprised of 26 members, five of whom are appointed by the City. The Grant Agreement (1.5.1) stipulates that two of the five City appointments will be members of City Council; the other three City appointments will be "citizens nominated ... by the Nominating Committee.@
The Toronto Arts Council welcomes the appointment of additional City Councillors to its Board and recommends that City Council make the appropriate amendment to the Grant Agreement.
Toronto Arts Council Residency Requirements for Board Members:
The Toronto Arts Council's Board membership is defined not only in its corporate by-laws, but also in the Grant Agreement between the Toronto Cultural Advisory Corporation (TAC) and the Corporation of the City of Toronto (former City of Toronto). The Grant Agreement (1.5.2) stipulates that "members of the Board of Directors shall be residents of the City of Toronto.@
City Council recently appointed two Councillors to the Toronto Arts Council's Board of Directors: Councillors Mario Silva and Gloria Lindsay Luby. The Toronto Arts Council was pleased with the appointments and infers from the appointment of Councillor Lindsay Luby a willingness on City Council's part to extend the interpretation of geographical references in the Grant Agreement to the "City of Toronto" to mean the new amalgamated Toronto. The Toronto Arts Council welcomes this interpretation. In order to make the transition to the new Toronto, The Toronto Arts Council will interpret all references to the "City of Toronto" in the Grant Agreement as referring to the current City of Toronto. We are working towards broadening representation on our Board and Committees beyond the geographical limits of the former City of Toronto.
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The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, reports for the information of Council, also having had before it a communication (undated) from Mr. Silvio Sauro, Chairman, Etobicoke Municipal Arts Commission, registering concern respecting the communication dated February 5, 1998, from the Toronto Arts Council; advising that he and other organizations such as his were expecting that, in accordance with the Toronto Transition Team Report, there would be a new Toronto Arts Council albeit based on the existing one; that it does not seem that the Toronto Arts Council should amend itself to achieve this goal but rather it should be done by an arms length group representing the entire city; and requesting the Special Committee to defer any action respecting the composition of the Toronto Arts Council until such time as the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services submits her report in regard thereto.
The following persons appeared before the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team in connection with the foregoing matter:
- Ms. Anne Bermonte, Associate Director, Toronto Arts Council; and
- Mr. Peter Jacobsen, Member of Board of Directors, Toronto Arts Council.
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