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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStriking Committee 2010-11-22STRIKING COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 22, 2010 CITY OF KITCHENER A meeting of the Striking Committee of the Council-Elect was held at 1:30 p.m. this date, Chaired by Mayor C. Zehr with all members present. Notice of this meeting had been previously given to all members of the Council-Elect by the City Clerk pursuant to Chapter 25 (Council Procedure) of the Municipal Code. The purpose of the meeting was to consider appointments to the Standing and Advisory Committees as well as Boards and quasi-judicial tribunals. Mayor C. Zehr advised that the St. Mary's Hospital Board informed him that they will be changing the structure of their Board which may result in the elimination of a City representative on the Board. He suggested and it was agreed that no appointment be made to the St. Mary's Hospital Board at this time. Councillor-Elect Z. Janecki advised that since 2002, Council has not had a representative sit on the K-W Symphony Board of Directors yet, in light of recent grants given by the City it may be important to have a seat on the Board. Councillor B. Vrbanovic advised that in the past, the Council representative sat as anon-voting member. Mayor C. Zehr added that the Board is set by their by- laws and the City cannot arbitrarily make an appointment to the Board however; he would raise this with the Symphony Board. The Committee considered Corporate Services Department report CRPS-10-174 (R. Gosse), dated November 17, 2010, regarding how seating around the Council Chamber's horseshoe takes place. Mr. Gosse advised that Chapter 25 of the Municipal Code (Procedure) states that seating will take place by lot however, in his report another option was provided for consideration. This option would have permanent seating in order by Ward commencing to the left of the Mayor and continuing clockwise. On motion by Councillor B. Vrbanovic - it was resolved: "That the established process of drawing lots be used to determine the order of seating around the Council Horseshoe." The Committee was in receipt of Corporate Services Department report CRPS-10-173 (R. Gosse), dated November 15, 2010, regarding the proposed 2011 Schedule of Council and Standing Committee meetings. On motion by Councillor K. Galloway - it was resolved: "That the schedule attached to Corporate Services Department Report CRPS-10-173 dated November 15, 2010, be approved as the 2011 Schedule of Council and Standing Committee meetings." The Committee considered the appointment of the Chairs and Vice-Chairs to the Standing Committees of Council. The following were nominated for Chair of the Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee: Councillor B. Vrbanovic and Councillor-Elect Z. Janecki. The approved voting procedure was then utilized which resulted in Councillor Vrbanovic being appointed as Chair. The following were nominated for Vice-Chair of the Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee: Councillors-Elect B. loannidis and Z. Janecki. The approved voting procedure was then utilized which resulted in Councillor-Elect Z. Janecki being appointed as Vice-Chair. Councillor J. Gazzola was appointed Chair of the Finance and Corporate Services Committee and Councillor-Elect S. Davey was appointed Vice-Chair. Councillor K. Galloway was appointed as Chair of the Community and Infrastructure Services Committee. The following were nominated for Vice-Chair: Councillors-Elect P. Singh and F. Etherington. The approved voting procedure was then utilized which resulted in Councillor-Elect P. Singh being appointed as Vice-Chair. STRIKING COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 22, 2010 - 2 - CITY OF KITCHENER The Committee then made appointments to the various Advisory Committees and Boards utilizing the approved voting procedure for the following committees: Economic Development Advisory Committee and, Committee of Adjustment. The appointments as approved are attached to and form part of these minutes. The Committee was in receipt of correspondence from Mr. Jamie Grant, General Manager, Centre in the Square, regarding the appointments to the Board of Directors. In accordance with Council Policy, the Centre's Governance Committee met to review the applications and have made recommendations to Council for the appointments. The following were appointed to the Centre in the Square Board of Directors: Councillor J. Gazzola; Councillors-Elect B. loannidis and Z. Janecki; Marcus Shantz; Barry Hunt; and, Astrid Kropp. The Committee was in receipt of correspondence from Ms. Karen Kwiatkowski, General Manager, Kitchener Housing Inc., regarding appointments to the Board of Directors. In accordance with Council Policy, the Board's Volunteer Sub-committee met and made recommendations for the two existing vacancies. The following were appointed to the Kitchener Housing Inc. Board of Directors: Messrs. Christian Witt and Bob McColl. Councillor J. Gazzola suggested that 3 Councillors be appointed to the Board instead of the usual 2. Mayor C. Zehr advised that any change in the number of councillors being appointed to the Kitchener Housing Board requires an amendment to the Board's by-law. The Committee was in receipt of correspondence from Mr. J. Van Ooteghem, President, Kitchener Power Corporation, dated October 22 2010, requesting that Council consider the appointment recommendations of the Board of Directors Nominating Committee. Messrs. Larry Galajda and Allan Beaupre were appointed to the Board of Directors. The following Councillors were nominated to the Kitchener Power Corporation Board of Directors: Councillors J. Gazzola and K. Galloway and Councillors-Elect P. Singh and Z. Janecki. The approved voting procedure was then utilized which resulted in Councillors Gazzola and Galloway being appointed to the Kitchener Power Corporation Board of Directors. It was noted that in accordance with Clause 5 (a) of Council Policy I-63 (Appointments to Boards and Committees), a resolution approved by atwo-thirds majority vote is required to appoint an individual to an advisory committee or board who has already served the maximum 6 consecutive years. On motion of Councillor-Elect Z. Janecki - itwas resolved: "That notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 3.1 of Council Policy I-63 (Appointments to Boards and Committees), Council hereby confirms the following appointments in excess of the maximum allowable years of service; namely: Denny Cybalski -Committee of Adjustment Kerry Kirby -Heritage Kitchener Dan Carli -Kitchener Public Library Bruce MacNeil -Kitchener Public Library Pat Doherty -Safe & Healthy Community Advisory Committee Peter Benninger -Economic Development Advisory Committee." On motion, the meeting adjourned at 4:05 p.m. R. Gosse City Clerk STRIKING COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 22, 2010 - 3 - CITY OF KITCHENER STRIKING COMMITTEE REPORT OF COUNCIL - 1. That Council consider applications received after the deadline date of October 1, 2010. 2. That the appointments of the Chairs and Vice-Chairs to the Standing Committees of Council for the one-year period ending November 30, 2011, be approved. Community & Infrastructure Services Committee Councillor K. Galloway (Chair) and Councillor P. Singh (Vice-Chair) Finance & Corporate Services Committee Councillor J. Gazzola (Chair) and Councillor S. Davey (Vice-Chair) Planning & Strategic Initiatives Committee Councillor B. Vrbanovic (Chair) and Councillor Z. Janecki (Vice-Chair) 3. That the appointments to the legislated and/or statutory committees/tribunals of Council for the specified terms, be approved. Animal Designation Appeal Committee (2 years) Councillor S. Davey, Councillor Y. Fernandes and Councillor B. Vrbanovic (alternate) Belmont Improvement Area Board of Directors (4 years) Councillor Z. Janecki, Joan Pries, Herb Hoegler, Dave Wingert, Linda Nelson, Jean Costelec, Margaret Tofflemire, Shari Scott, Melitsa Loannou, Christine Rumner Centre in the Square Board of Directors (4 years -Council; 3 years -Citizen) Mayor C. Zehr, Councillor J. Gazzola, Councillor B. loannidis, Councillor Z. Janecki, Marcus Shantz, Astrid Kropp, Barry Hunt Committee of Adjustment (4 years) Denny Cybalski, Andrew Head, Arthur Lise, Bob McColl, Jennifer Meader Committee of Revision (1 year) Councillor D. Glenn-Graham, Councillor B. loannidis, Councillor Z. Janecki Dog Designation Appeal Committee (2 years) Councillor S. Davey, Councillor Y. Fernandes and Councillor B. Vrbanovic (alternate) Grand River Accessibility Advisory Committee (1 year) Councillor K. Galloway Kitchener Downtown Business Improvement Association (4 years) Mayor C. Zehr, Councillor F. Etherington, Councillor D. Glenn-Graham, Moya Spruce, Margarida Anao, Kevin Ballantyne, Mark Graham, Tony DiBattista, Adrian Conrad, Liz Howie, Michael Von Tiechman, Colin Leis Kitchener Housing Inc. Board of Directors (3 years) Mayor C. Zehr, Councillor F. Etherington, Councillor B. loannidis, Christian Witt, Bob McColl STRIKING COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 22, 2010 - 4 - CITY OF KITCHENER STRIKING COMMITTEE REPORT OF COUNCIL - (CONT'D) 3. (Cont'd) Kitchener Power Corporation Board of Directors (1 year) Mayor C. Zehr, Councillor K. Galloway, Councillor J. Gazzola, Larry Galajda, Allan Beaupre Kitchener Public Library Board (4 years) Councillor K. Galloway, Councillor B. Vrbanovic, Jennifer Ball, Wayne Buchholtz, Dan Carli, Tiffany Dejak, Jude Doble, Mike Farwell, Lynn Gazzola, Bruce MacNeil, Dave Sterritt Property Standards Committee (2 years) Karen Taylor-Harrison, John Rowe, Claude Schneider, Nelson Stead 4. That the following appointments to Advisory Committees of Council for the specified terms, be approved. Arts & Culture Advisory Committee (2 years) Councillor F. Etherington, Juan Bohorquez, Don Bourgeois, Laura Lee Dam, Ashley Dean, Cheryl Ewing, Jamie Grant, Ann Marie Hadcock, Allan Hoch, Earl McCluskie, Catherine Mombourquette, Marcel O'Gorman, Helena Redshaw, Julie Robbescheuten Compass Kitchener (2 years) Sam Charles, Holly Duff, Soha Elsayed, James Howe, Christopher Hyde, Jasminka Klacar, Kimberly Knowles, Theron Kramer, Sarah Marsh, Hanan Mohamed, Cameron Smith, Tristan Wilkin Cycling Advisory Committee (2 years) Councillor Y. Fernandes, Michael Arges, Steve Burek, Duncan Class, Peter Dedes, Bart Forwell, Dennis Hilker, Tim Kenyon, Brian Laube, Nikola Mehes, Jessica Romero, Mary Sehl, Mackenzie Turner Downtown Advisory Committee (2 years) Councillor F. Etherington, Councillor D. Glenn-Graham, Amina Gilani, Lisa Polonoski, Aaron MacFarlane, Jamie Yantzi, Alan Doherty, Michael Falcone, Tania Benninger, Don Zehr, Cory Grossman, Glenn Scheels, Lawrence McNaught, Cameron Dearlove Economic Development Advisory Committee (2 years) Councillor S. Davey, Councillor B. loannidis, Councillor P. Singh, Ashley Reid, Peter Benninger, Glenn Koehler, Jeremy Auger, Amr Kebbi, Darrin Snider, Kelly Vieira, Brian Bennett, Adrian Conrad, Mark Bingeman, B. Takhar, Rebecca Short, Darren Shaw, Shawn DeBruyn, Len Carter, Ian Cook, Steven Voll Environmental Committee (2 years) Councillor D. Glenn-Graham, Councillor Y. Fernandes, Councillor B. Vrbanovic, Barbara Ciochon, Steve Grossman, Stacey Dankert, Mohab EI-Hakim, Dan Hoshowsky, Graham Lehman, Lindsay Matthews, Mark Peterson, Simone Smith, Rizwan Younis, George Zador Heritage Kitchener (2 years) Councillor F. Etherington, Councillor Y. Fernandes, Councillor Z. Janecki, John Ariens, Kerry Kirby, Ann Oja, Laird Robertson, Sandu Sindile, George Thomas, Steven Thomson, Erin Young, Grayson Zeilstra STRIKING COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 22, 2010 - 5 - CITY OF KITCHENER STRIKING COMMITTEE REPORT OF COUNCIL - (CONT'D) 4. (Cont'd) Safe & Healthy Community Advisory Committee (2 years) Councillor S. Davey, Councillor F. Etherington, Councillor D. Glenn-Graham, Derek Bellamy, Karen Kwiatkowski, Pat Doherty, Deepa Ahluwalia, Karl Euler 5. That the following appointments to the other Committees /Organizations for the specified terms, be approved. Aeronautical Noise Management Committee (4 years) Councillor B. Vrbanovic, Councillor S. Davey (alternate), Gary Tomic, Richard Wagner Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery -Board of Directors (1 year) Councillor F. Etherington Grand River Hospital -Board of Trustees (1 year) Councillor P. Singh Homer Watson House Foundation (1 year) Councillor Y. Fernandes Horticultural Society -Kitchener -Board of Directors (1 year) Councillor D. Glenn-Graham Huron Natural Area Joint Ventures Committee (1 year) Councillor Y. Fernandes, Councillor K. Galloway Multicultural Centre of K-W Board of Directors (1 year) Councillor D. Glenn-Graham OktoberFest Inc. Advisory Council (1 year) Councillor S. Davey, Councillor B. Vrbanovic St. Mary's Hospital Board of Trustees (1 year) No appointment made at this time Wilfrid Laurier University -Board of Governors (1 year) Councillor B. Vrbanovic 6. That notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 3.1 of Council Policy I-63 (Appointments to Boards and Committees), Council hereby confirms the following appointments in excess of the maximum allowable years of service; namely: Denny Cybalski -Committee of Adjustment Kerry Kirby -Heritage Kitchener Dan Carli -Kitchener Public Library Bruce MacNeil -Kitchener Public Library Pat Doherty -Safe & Healthy Community Advisory Committee Peter Benninger -Economic Development Advisory Committee STRIKING COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 22, 2010 - 6 - CITY OF KITCHENER STRIKING COMMITTEE REPORT OF COUNCIL - (CONT'D) 7. That the schedule attached to Corporate Services Department Report CRPS-10-173 dated November 15, 2010, be approved as the 2011 schedule of Council and Standing Committee meetings.