CONFIDENTIAL ATTACHMENT
S
Yonge-Dundas Square Board of Management -Appointment of Public
Members
Reason for Confidential Information
This report deals with personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board of Management ("Yonge-Dundas Square Board").
Summary
The Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel will conduct interviews during its meeting on June 22, 2017 and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board as public members.
Recommendations
The City Clerk recommends that:
1. The Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board of Management, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on July 6, 2021, and until successors are appointed.
2. The Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board of Management.
Financial IMPACT
There are no financial implications arising from this report.
Decision History
During its meeting on June 5, 2017, the Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel identified eight candidates to be interviewed for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.NF10.2.
Comments
Composition of the Yonge-Dundas Square Board
The Board consists of 15 members composed of:
·
The Member of Council for Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale;
·
Five
public members;
·
Two members
of the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area (BIA) nominated by the BIA;
·
One
member nominated by Ryerson University;
·
One member
nominated by a local resident’s association;
·
One member
nominated by the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall;
·
One employee
of the Toronto Parking Authority (ex-officio, no voting rights);
·
One employee
of the Toronto Police Service (ex-officio, no voting rights); and
·
Two City
of Toronto staff (ex-officio, no voting rights).
Board members must be eligible and meet certain qualifications
In addition to the general eligibility requirements set out in the Public Appointments Policy, public members should collectively bring the following skills and expertise to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board:
· An ability to work with people with diverse interests;
· Good communication, decision-making, and interpersonal skills;
· Interest in the complexities and challenges of city-building in Toronto;
· Knowledge of economic and community development; and/or
· Sound finance and administrative skills.
City Council appoints the Board's Chair
Municipal Code Chapter 636, Public Squares, Section 636-7C provides that City
Council appoints one public member to serve as the Chair of the Yonge-Dundas Square
Board. In June 2015, City Council appointed Jan Mollenhauer as the Chair of the Board
for a term of office ending on November 30, 2018, and until a successor is appointed.
There are currently two positions under consideration
The Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel must recommend public members to fill two positions on the Board which are currently held by Andreas Kalogiannides and Rahim Moosa who were appointed on June 12, 2015 for a term of office ending on December 31, 2016, and until successors are appointed.
The Nominating Panel may choose to recommend eligible and interested public members currently serving on the Board for reappointment.
The term of office will be until July 6, 2021, and until successors are appointed
The successful appointees will be appointed for a four-year term of office ending on July 6, 2021, and until successors are appointed.
Public release of names of recommended candidates
The names of the recommended candidates will be publicly
reported once the Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel forwards its
recommendations to City Council.
Contact
Aretha Phillip, Manager, Public Appointments Secretariat, City Clerk's Office, 416-392-8152, aretha.phillip@toronto.ca.
Signature
Ulli S. Watkiss
City Clerk
attachments
Confidential Attachment 1 – List of Candidates, Qualifications, and Confidential Voluntary Diversity Information Summary and Applications for Appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board (previously distributed with Item NF10.2)
Confidential Attachment 2 – Confidential Voluntary Diversity Information Summary for
the Three Remaining Public Members of the Yonge-Dundas Square Board (previously
distributed with Item NF10.2)
Confidential Attachment 3 – Interest in Reappointment for the Public Members
Appointed to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board for a Term of Office Ending on
December 31, 2016, and Until Successors are Appointed (previously distributed with Item NF10.2)
Confidential Attachment 4 – Interview Schedule for the Yonge-Dundas Square Board Interviews on June 22, 2017 (to be circulated under separate cover)
Confidential Attachment 5 – Interview Questions for the Yonge-Dundas Square Board Interviews on June 22, 2017 (to be circulated under separate cover)