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Home My WebLink AboutFCS-14-178 - Nominating Committee REPORT TO: Striking Committee DATE OF MEETING: November 17, 2014 SUBMITTED BY: C. Tarling, Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk, 519-741- 2200, ext. 7809 PREPARED BY: C. Tarling, Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk, 519-741- 2200, ext. 7809 WARD(S) INVOLVED: All DATE OF REPORT: October 23, 2014 REPORT NO.: FCS-14-178 SUBJECT: Nominating Committee – Appointments to Advisory Committees (2014-2016) ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: That the list of recommended candidates for 2014-2016 Advisory Committee vacancies be approved, as attached to staff report FCS-14-178 in Appendix “A”; and further, That staff be directed to undertake a targeted recruitment to fill remaining vacancies on the Downtown Action and Advisory Committee, and Heritage Kitchener. BACKGROUND: After every municipal election, appointments to advisory committees, boards and special committees are made by the Striking Committee based on the recommendations of the Nominating Committee (the Committee). Appointments vary in length from 1 to 4 years depending on the committee/board. In April 2014,Council passed a resolution appointing five (5) members, or their designates, to the Nominating Committee for a two-year term as follows: K-W Community Foundation (Director of Philanthropic Services), K-W Multicultural Centre (Executive Director), K-W United Way (Chief Executive Officer), Capacity Waterloo Region (Executive Director), and . Greater K-W Chamber of Commerce (President/Chief Executive Officer) The rationale for this was that such individuals would have experience with governance and recruiting, and would have a broad community perspective which would aid in selecting members for the Advisory Committees. The Nominating Committee’s mandate is to assess applicants for the Advisory Committees of Council and to present Council with a list of recommendedcandidates for each committee. REPORT: Recruitment took place over a 3-week span at the beginning of September using various means including the Kitchener Post, the Kitchener Citizen, radio, a poster campaign, social media, and the City’s website. Current members of the advisory committees were also encouraged to re- apply. The Nominating Committee met on two separate occasions in early October to review applications received for the following City advisory committees: Arts and Culture Advisory Committee; Compass Kitchener; Cycling and Trails Advisory Committee; Downtown Action and Advisory Committee; Environmental Committee; Heritage Kitchener; and, Safe and Healthy Community Advisory Committee. Supported by Christine Tarling, Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk and Linda Korabo, Executive Assistant/Committee Administrator, the Committee reviewed 130+ applications considering the Terms of Reference for each advisory committee as well as the following to determine the best fit for applicants: st choice of committee, wherever possible; 1) The applicant’s 1 2) Applicants’ expertise and interest as outlined in the application; 3) A mix of returning members and new members to support succession planning and continuity within the Committee; and, 4) The application of a “diversity lens” to increase diversity on each committee to more accurately reflect the makeup of the community. The Nominating Committee was challenged to fill all vacancies for the Downtown Action and Advisory Committee and Heritage Kitchener. In these instances, the Nominating Committee recommends staff be directed to undertake targeted recruiting to fill these vacancies. A listing of applicants for each advisory committee is presented as a suggested slate for Council’s consideration and is attached as Appendix ‘A’. Also attached is Appendix ‘B’ which is a listing of applicants not designated to an advisory committee. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality of life – A city where everyone has a place. Diversity – Offer ample opportunities for inclusion. Citizen engagement. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: None at this time. Advertising for the advisory committees is contained with the operational budget of Legislated Services. The Nominating Committee is a volunteer committee. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM – This report has been posted to the City’s website with the agenda in advance of the council / committee meeting. COLLABORATE – The Nominating Committee is comprised of citizens who provide direct advice and recommendations regarding the composition of the City’s advisory committees. The members of the various advisory committees also provide advice and recommendations to Council and, in this way, partner with the City in the decision-making process. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Dan Chapman, Deputy CAO – Finance and Corporation Services Schedule ‘A’ Nominating Committee – Recommended Appointees Note: Number in brackets indicates application number. Arts & Culture Advisory Committee NameSector (if applicable) Shirley Madill (13) Arts organization Shantal Myers (16) Arts organization Dayna Walls (20) Arts educator D. Morton (15) Artist Wayne Addison (5) Artist Kristy Smith (18) Youth Mark Derro (10) Danielle Deveau (11) Eric Rumble (17) Sam Varteniuk (19) Linda Zensner (22) Compass Kitchener NameSector (if applicable) Fadi Abd-Ulhamid (42) Nathan Dorsch (43) Lynn Gazzola (44) Chris Hyde (46) Graham Jackson (47) Peter Lennox (48) Daniella McIntosh (49) Mark Paul (50) Lori Trumper (53) Tristan Wilkin (54) Kirk Zurell (55) Peter Dedes ( 57) Cycling & Trails Advisory Committee NameSector (if applicable) Terry Boutilier (34) Brian Page (41) Lee Chandler (56) Marta Generoux (57) Daniel Hoshowsky (59) Darren Kropf (60) Gwyneth Mitchell (61) Victoria Van Cappellen (62) Jeff Sanderson (71) Kevin Young (121) Deb Chapman (124) Vacant Vacant Schedule ‘A’ Downtown Action & Advisory Committee NameSector (if applicable) Melissa Bowman ( 65) Resident Dean Knipfel (68) Resident Jessica Kropf (69) Resident Kevin Muir (70) Resident Brian Santos (72) Resident Scott Thomson (73) Resident Brad Watson (76) Resident Erin Atchison (8) DT business Hanan Awad (63) DT business Zenia Horton (67) DT business George Trihenea (75) DT business Andre Chin (94) DT business Mallory Wheldon (77) DT bldg. owner / developer Don Zehr (78) DT bldg. owner / developer Vacant DT bldg. owner / developer Vacant DT bldg. owner / developer Vacant DT bldg. owner / developer Environmental Committee NameSector (if applicable) Tina Belanger (79) Stacey Danckert (80) Evonne Donaher (81) Tia Driver (82) Cynthia Gaetani (83) John Jackson (84) Alana MacKinnon (85) Elizabeth McFarlane (86) Katarina Milicic (87) Brenda Picard (88) Venkat Raja (89) Heritage Kitchener NameSector (if applicable) Megan Bell (33) Martin Timmerman (74) Amanda Hooykaas (130) Steve Burrows (90) Architect Vacant Planner Steven Thomson (93) Historian Vacant Conservator Vacant Building Industry Vacant Landscape Specialist Stephanie Halapija (91) Archaeologist Schedule ‘A’ Vacant Upper Doon HCD Vacant St. Mary’s HCD Vacant Civic Centre HCD Slavko Miladinovic (98) Victoria Park HCD Safe & Healthy Community Advisory Committee NameSector (if applicable) Laura Roberts (135) Downtown resident (Wards 9 or 10) Doug McKlusky (131) Suburban resident Jeff Pelich (133) Suburban resident Andrew Bieronski (122) Nancy Bird (123) Dana Christiaen (125) Elizabeth Clarke (126) Mike Farwell (127) Santiago Grande (128) Abdul Rahimi (134) Schedule ‘B’ Unassigned Applicants – Advisory Committees Only Areen Duqoum (1) Judy Allred (6) Brenda Asselstine (7) Alana Bell (9) Helen Loftin (12) Paul Mitchell (14) Zoe Zahara (21) Gregory Evans (27) Justin Martin (29) Ivan McQuillan (30) Bryn Ossington (31) Stan Prochnicki (51) Bojana Savic (52) Tyson Bond (64) David Harmes (66) Chris Letizi (97) Mark Welshman (100) Tim Blundon (103) Keith Hagerman (107) Jocelyn Keta (108) Kate Swift (115) Stephanie Tanner (116) Roberto Villamar (118) Lorraine Grenier (129) Julie Nicholls (132) Victor Salajan (136) Mike Boos (1A) Amina Gilani (2A) Julie Mallette (4A) Marcus Yaeger (6A) Paul Harrison (8A) Suzie Taka (10A)