HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOR-19-008 - Appointments to Compass Kitchener and Property Standards CommitteeREPORT TO:Committee of the Whole
DATE OF MEETING:January 29, 2019
SUBMITTED BY:Christine Tarling, Director of Legislated Services & City Clerk, 519-741-
2200, ext. 7809
PREPARED BY:Christine Tarling, Director of Legislated Services & City Clerk, 519-741-
2200, ext. 7809
WARD (S) INVOLVED:All
DATE OF REPORT:January 21, 2019
REPORT NO.:COR-19-008
SUBJECT:Appointments to Compass Kitchener and Property Standards Committee
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RECOMMENDATION:
That Roberto Villamar and Melissa Bowman be appointed to Compass Kitchener; and,
That Mike Pulley be appointed to the Property Standards Committee.
BACKGROUND:
After every municipal election, appointments to advisory and quasi-judicial committees take
placeatthe Striking Committee meeting based on the recommendations of the Nominating
Committee (the Committee) which is comprised of members from:
Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) President/Chief Executive Officer;
Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre (KWMC) Chief Executive Officer;
United Way Waterloo Region Communities (UWayWRC) Chief Executive Officer;
Capacity Canada (CC) Chief Executive Officer; and,
Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce (GKWCC) President/Chief
Executive Officer.
Afterthe November 19, 2018 Striking Committee, there remained vacancies on some advisory
committeesincluding Compass Kitchener.
REPORT:
CompassKitchener
The Terms of Reference for Compass Kitchener (Compass) calls for between eight (8) and
twelve (12) members. At Striking Committee in November, only seven (7) citizens were
appointed. Since that time, two (2) applications werereceived for Compassfrom Roberto
Villamar and Melissa Bowman. Because there are more vacancies on Compass than the
number of applications received, the applications have not gone to the Nominating Committee
but rather are being presented directly to Council for consideration.
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Property Standards Committee
After Striking Committee convenedand appointments were made,MikePulley, who was
previously on the Property Standards Committee(Property Standards),brought to our attention
that hehad re-applied by the application deadline to be on Property Standards but his application
was not considered. Staff looked into the matter and discovered his application was missed due
to human error. The current online applicationsystemis not fully automated and requires staff
to review all applications including any that are updated in order to make them ready for the
s updated application wasinadvertently
missedduring that review. Upon learning of the error, staff checked and have confirmed no
other applications were missed, and have implemented further checks and balances to ensure
future applications are not missed. Staff been using this online application system since 2014
and this is the first and only time that an application has been missed.
-law stipulates there must be at leastthree (3) memberson
Property Standards. Council appointed four (4) members in November who rotate for each
meeting. Whoever is not sitting serves asa back-up in the event that a member who is
scheduled to sit cannot do so. and the fact that he applied
th
by the deadline, staff is recommending the appointment of Mr. Pulley as a fifth(5) member of
Property Standardsto be part of the rotation.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
the delivery of core service.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no financial implications with respect to the recommendations.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM
council / committee meeting.
COLLABORATE The members of advisory committees provide advice and recommendations
to Council and, in this way, partner with the City in the decision-making process.
PREVIOUS CONSIDERATION OF THIS MATTER:
COR-18-014 Nominating Committee Appointments to Advisory and Quasi-judicial
Committees (2018-2020)
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Victoria Raab, General Manager, Corporate Services Department
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